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History of Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is a big city.

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It sits by a river. Long ago, people built a dam to stop floods. This helped the city grow. Now, it has many water paths called canals. Do you like to see boats on the water?

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File:Gezicht op Amsterdam in vogelvlucht 1538 Cornelis Anthonisz.jpg
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File:Plattegrond van Amsterdam met stadsgezicht (map with cityscape) 1300 Jan Luyken.jpg
Plattegrond van Amsterdam met...
File:Tolprivilege voor Amsterdam van Graaf Floris V 1275.jpg
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File:De Groote Kaart van Amsterdam in 1544 (The Big Map of Amsterdam in 1544) by Cornelis Anthonisz.jpg
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File:Berckheyde, Gerrit - Dam square Amsterdam - Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden).jpg
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File:Map of Amsterdam - Amstelodami Celeberrimi Hollandiae Emporii Delineatio Nova (J.Blaeu, 1649).jpg
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File:Amsterdam vanaf het IJ Panorama 1699 Frederik de Wit.jpg
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File:Descendants of Knight Andries Boelens (1455-1519).jpg
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File:The Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal with the Flower Market, Amsterdam by Gerrit Berckheyde 1686.jpg
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