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The Netherlands are known for windmills, tulips, clogs, delftware, Gouda cheese, bicycles and visual artists.
| Dutch masters – |
17th century the Golden Age of Dutch painting |
Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Jacob van Ruysdael |
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19th and 20th centuries |
Vincent van Gogh, Piet Mondriaan |
Philosophers – Erasmus, Spinoza
Writers – Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl – published after she died in the Holocaust
Universities – Amsterdam, Leiden, Utrecht, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
| World Heritage Sites – 19 Windmills at Kinderdijk and the Beemster Polder – oldest reclaimed land
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Flowers – Bulbfields, Keukenhof Spring garden, Aalsmeer flower auction
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Cheese – Edam, Gouda, Alkmaar cheese market
| Food – |
raw herring, smoked eel, pea soup |
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Oliebollen and Appel beignets – traditional doughnuts for New Year's Eve
Poffertjes – small pancakes with butter and sugar |
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