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University of Amsterdam

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cultural life of Amsterdam

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    In Amsterdam: Cultural life

    …also home to two universities—the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632, and the Free University, founded in 1880—and numerous academies and conservatories. The architecture of the inner city (and of some of the suburbs) is a delight for many tourists interested in culture, who seek out the superbly preserved canal-side…

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