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The Netherlands is located at the mouths of three major European rivers: the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt. About a quarter of the country lies below sea level and only about half of the land exceeds one meter (3.2 ft) above sea level. This is also reflected in the country name which literally means “the lowlands.” When building Amsterdam, the capital, the development of canals drained much of the swampland allowing for the development of a new ‘port city’ built at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. This Canal Ring of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht or fortified boundaries became a UNESCO site in 2010. With 165 canals, Amsterdam is the city with the most canals in the world.
The spire of the Westerkerk (85 m) is the highest church tower in Amsterdam. The edifice was completed in 1638.
The floating Tulip Museum in Amsterdam.
The Astoria building in Amsterdam, built 1904-05, is indicative of a more reserved style of Art-Nouveau (Jugendstil) that came to be known as &quot;New Art&quot; (Nieuwe Kunst). Though difficult to distinguish, typical Art-Nouveau engravings appear in the gray stone around the doorway.
View along Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, a street (formerly a canal) in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Amsterdam Centraal railway station overlooks the city&apos;s harbor.
A wooden shoe-shaped boat on an Amsterdam canal. Most of the city&apos;s canals were built in the 17th century. The old city center of Amsterdam is the focal point for architectural styles prior to the end of the 19th century; outlying areas display more recent architectural styles.
A series of similar-looking bridges spanning an Amsterdam canal.
The bicycle parking ramp in Amsterdam near Centraal Station holds 7,000 bikes.
Zuiderkirk is a 17th century church located in the heart of Amsterdam’s city center.
Amsterdam’s city center is ringed by canals reflecting its early history as a seagoing country. The Prinsengracht canals serve as one of the primary canal rings around Old Town Amsterdam.
Spiegelgracht canal sits along the path from the Rijksmuseum to Amsterdam's city center. In the holiday season, lights decorate all of the trees along the canals.
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