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Oosterpark |
The Oosterpark in Amsterdam is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam.
The park is located in the Oost/Watergraafsmeer borough and forms a component of the Oosterpark area.
The park, an English garden, was designed by Dutch landscape architect Leonard Anthony Springer and w... |
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Mozes en Aäronkerk in Amsterdam |
The Moses and Aaron Church (Mozes en Aäronkerk) is a church located in Waterlooplein in the city of Amsterdam.
It was at the location of Jewish philosopher Benedict Spinoza's birth in the 19th century. It has a long and interesting history. It once served as a secret Catholic church for franciscan ... |
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Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam |
The Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam (in English, Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam) is a college for architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture, which was founded in 1908 by the architectural society of the city (Architectura et Amicitia).
It is now part of the Amsterdam School ... |
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Bendlerblock |
The Bendlerblock is a building in Berlin, located on the Stauffenbergstraße (originally named the Bendlerstraße), south of the Tiergarten. The building was erected between 1911 and 1914 for the Imperial German Navy Offices. During the Weimar Republic it served as the seat of the Reichswehr command a... |
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Artis |
Artis, short for Natura Artis Magistra (Latin for "Nature is the teacher of art"), is a zoo in the centre of Amsterdam.
It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands. In addition to the zoo, Artis has an aquarium, a planetarium, a geological museum, and a zoological museum.
The zoo was founded in 1838 b... |
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Joods Historisch Museum |
The Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum) is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide.
It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history. A seven-year renovation of the museum was recently completed in ... |
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Kingo Houses |
Kingo Houses is a housing development designed by architect Jørn Utzon in Helsingor, Denmark. The development consists of 63 L-shaped houses based upon the design of traditional Danish farmhouses with central courtyards and that of Chinese and Islamic dwellings.
The design of the Kingo Houses was b... |
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Fredensborg Houses |
The Fredensborg Houses (Fredensborghusene) form a housing complex in natural surroundings on the outskirts of the small town of Fredensborg in the north of Zealand, Denmark. The houses were designed by Jørn Utzon for Danes who have worked for long periods abroad.
The Fredensborg Houses followed Utz... |
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St. Matthew's Church in Berlin |
Saint Matthew Church is located on Mätthäikirchplatz in Kulturforum. It was built in 1844 by Friedrich August Stüler in neoromanesque style. It is the only building in Kulturforum which is a historic monument. |
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Shell-Haus |
Shell-Haus is a modernist architectural masterwork that stands overlooking the Landwehrkanal in the Tiergarten district of Berlin.
In 1929 a competition was held between five architects to determine the designer of a prestigious new office block to house the headquarters of the mineral oil company,... |
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