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The Museumplein in Amsterdam

The Museumplein (English: Museum Square) is a square in Amsterdam. The square is called "Museum Square" because four museums are located around the square: the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, and the Diamond Museum. The square was reconstructed in 1999 by Sven-Ingvar Andersson. It is used for (mass) events such as festivals, celebrations, and demonstrations. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Look up square in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for National Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... The Potato Eaters, one of the highlights in the Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. ... The Stedelijk Museum (lit. ... The Diamond Museum Amsterdam is a museum located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community. ... The word celebration has several meanings: See celebration for a joyous event or party. ... A man holds up a street puppet designed to resemble George W. Bush at a demonstration against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005 in Washington, D.C.. American Civil Rights March on Washington, leaders marching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, August 28...

Reconstruction

Ice skating on Museumplein in the winter

The square was reconstructed in 1999. The design of the new Museumplein is by the Swedish/Danish landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson. It includes underground parking spaces and an underground supermarket. In the winter, the pond can be transformed into an artificial ice skating area. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 462 pixelsFull resolution (2253 × 1300 pixel, file size: 782 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Museumplein (Museum Square) in Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 462 pixelsFull resolution (2253 × 1300 pixel, file size: 782 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Museumplein (Museum Square) in Amsterdam. ... Central Park, like all parks, is an example of landscape architecture. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ...

Buildings around the square

• Concertgebouw
• Stedelijk Museum
• Van Gogh Museum
• Diamond Museum
• Rijksmuseum
• Consulate of United States

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