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Amsterdam is an international tourist attraction and its life style
is widely emulated everywhere. The Dutch are multilingual and so,
not surprisingly, visitors to Amsterdam feel very welcome and almost
immediately at home. Amsterdam possesses the largest historical
inner city in Europe. It is especially famous for the sparkling
crescent of canals where wealthy merchants built elegant homes and
sturdy warehouses during Holland's Golden Age, the 17th century,
when Amsterdam was the richest city in the world. The best
introduction to these waterways is via a canal cruise, on board of a
comfortable glass topped boat.
Among the favourite tourist attractions in Amsterdam are its 40
museums. At least three of them are world-renowned. The Rijksmuseum,
which welcomes over one million visitors a year, boasts a celebrated
collection of works by old Dutch Masters such as Rembrandt's
splendid Nachtwacht (Nightwatch). Amsterdam's Stedelijk (Municipal)
Museum has acquired international fame because of its trend setting
permanent collection and temporary exhibitions of modern art. In the
Van Gogh Museum one will find over 600 paintings and drawings by
Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin, Bernard and Monticelli.
Amsterdam also has a world reputation as a cultural centre for
orchestral music, opera, classical and modern ballet and its nearly
inexhaustible variety of entertainment. Visitors discover this when
they hear and see the many street musicians, the brightly painted
barrel organs and the centuries-old carillons high in their towers.
Every day Amsterdam offers an average choice of forty performances
in the about fifty theatres, concert halls and jazz clubs in the
city. The celebrated Concertgebouw (Concert Building) is noted for
its superb acoustics. The Dutch National Ballet, which performs in
Amsterdam's Muziektheater, is considered one of the best and most
versatile companies in Western Europe.
We are sure that you, as a participant in the 81st Congress of
the European Orthodontic Society, will enjoy the many attractions of
Amsterdam. For detailed information about Amsterdam please visit the
following websites:
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