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THE AMSTEL HOTEL
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THE MUNT
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THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL THE MUSEUMS
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THE RIJKS MUSEUM
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REMBRANDT'S
THE NIGHT WATCH CAN BE VIEWED AT THE RIJKS MUSEUM
WHAT IS SHOWEN HERE IS JUST A VERY SMALL
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The
Munttoren
("Mint Tower") or Munt is a tower in amsterdam.
It stands on the busy muntplain square, near the flower market and
the start of the Kalver Straat shopping street, where the Amstel
river and the single canal meet. The tower was originally part of
the Regulierspoort, one of the main gates in Amsterdam's medieval
city wall. The gate, built in the years 1480-1487, consisted of
two towers and a guard house. After the gate went
up in flames in a 1618 fire, only the guard house and part of the
western tower remained standing. The tower was then rebuilt in
Amsterdam renaissance style in 1619-1620, with an eight-sided top
half and elegant open spire designed by Hendrick De Kieser
featuring a clockwork with four clock faces and a carillon of
bells.
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Since
the day the doors opened in 1867, Inter Continental Amstel
Amsterdam has been revered the world over for its palatial
grandeur and residential warmth. Located where the financial,
cultural and shopping districts converge, the hotel is a short
walk from Spiegel kwartier, Royal Carré Theatre, the Anne Frank
House and the 14th-century Begijnhof.
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