Return to. Starting on 22 October, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam will exhibit five dioramas and 19 individual figures made by Surinamese artist Gerrit Schouten (1779 1839). The dioramas, three of which were acquired in recent years, depict scenes from 19th-century Paramaribo, a plantation and a slave dance. www. rijksmuseum. nl/. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height Amsterdam (pronounced [mstrdm]) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of 747,290. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Amsterdam. Amsterdam The Netherlands info. www. amsterdam. info/netherlands/ www. amsterdam. info/netherlands/. "Bed and breakfast" doesn't really occur much in the Netherlands, and certainly not much in Amsterdam, budget hotels being the usual low-cost lodging. www. cwi. nl/~steven/amsterdam. html www. cwi. nl/~steven/amsterdam. html. Lonely Planet Amsterdam Travel Guide. Amsterdam travel information, advice, hotels, reviews, maps and itineraries. Amsterdam is one of the world's best hangouts, a canny blend of old and new: radical squatter art installations hang off 17th-century eaves; www. lonelyplanet. com/worldguide/destinations/europe/net. www. lonelyplanet. com/worldguide/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam. You are in: Home The Netherlands Amsterdam NH Doelen Address: Nieuwe Doelenstraat, 24, 1012CP Amsterdam (The Netherlands) www. nh-hotels. com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterda. www. nh-hotels. com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterdam/nh-doelen. html. You are in: Home The Netherlands Amsterdam NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Address: Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam (The Netherlands) www. nh-hotels. com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterda. www. nh-hotels. com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/amsterdam/nh-grand-hotel-krasnapolsky. html. Get information on Amsterdam hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, sightseeing, and activities. Read the Fodor's reviews, or post your own. Beautiful and debaucherous little Amsterdam packs Europe's biggest punch. www. fodors. com/miniguides/mgresults. cfm?destination=ams. www. fodors. com/miniguides/mgresults. cfm?destination=amsterdam@10. Amsterdam is a city on human scale. Few skyscrapers mar the sky's clarity, and most of the populace walks or rides pedal-bikes. Amsterdam's historic center recalls the city's Golden Age, when it was the hub of a vast trading network and colonial empire. www. frommers. com/destinations/amsterdam/0043010001. html www. frommers. com/destinations/amsterdam/0043010001. html.