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 ==== Portraying the churches ====
-Pieter Jansz Saenredam was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known as the portraitist of churches. Saenredam painted architecture, he was particularly interested in church interiors. His favorite church was the church of St. Bavon in Haarlem, where he was buried; he also painted in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Rhenen, and Assendelft. He was able to render with pedantry the minutest architectural details of the depicted buildings. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pieter-Saenredam|Britannica]])]
+Pieter Jansz Saenredam was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known as the portraitist of churches. Saenredam painted architecture, and he was particularly interested in church interiors. His favorite church was the church of St. Bavon in Haarlem, where he was buried; he also painted in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Rhenen, and Assendelft. He was able to render with pedantry the minutest architectural details of the depicted buildings. [([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pieter-Saenredam|Britannica]])]
+==== Port of Rotterdam ====
+The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and the second-largest port in the world. It was also the busiest port in the world from 1962 to 2004. [([[https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/portofrotterdam/|Ship Technology]])]
+==== Liberalism ====
+The Netherlands is generally liberal and one of the most progressive countries in the world. Abortion, prostitution, and Euthanasia are legal throughout the country. Dutch prostitutes pay taxes to the government. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650185|JSTOR]])]
+==== Schiphol Airport ====
+The largest international airport in the Netherlands is Schiphol Airport. It is located 4 meters below sea level.
+[([[https://www.schiphol.nl/en/you-and-schiphol/page/facts-about-airport/|Schiphol]])]
+==== Population density ====
+With 1.316 inhabitants per square mile, the Netherlands has the highest population density of any European country with more than one million inhabitants. [([[https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/netherlands-population/|World'o'Meters]])]
+==== Houses on poles ====
+Because Amsterdam's soil consists of a thick layer of peat and clay, all buildings are built on wooden posts that are embedded in the sandy layer. [([[https://whatsupwithamsterdam.com/amsterdam-houses-crooked/|Whats Up With Amsterdam]])]
+==== 13.659 wooden poles ====
+The Royal Palace at Dam Square is built on at least 13.659 wooden poles. [([[https://amsterdam.org/en/museum/9051/royal-palace-on-dam-square.html|Amsterdam]])]
+==== Ban ====
+By 2025, the country's authorities will ban the sale of gasoline and diesel cars. [([[https://www.endurancewarranty.com/learning-center/news/netherlands-ban-gas-diesel-vehicles/|Endurance Warranty]])]
+==== Brands ====
+The most well-known Dutch companies are Shell, Philips, Aegon, ING, Heineken, and TNT. [([[http://easyconferences.eu/aea2018/netherlands/|Easy Conferences]])]
+=== Hague ====
+Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but the government is based in The Hague. [([[https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Amsterdam-the-capital-of-the-Kingdom-of-Netherlands-but-The-Hague-is-the-seat-of-government|Quora]])]
+=== Gin ====
+Gin was invented by the Dutch and is said to have become popular in Britain after William of Orange took the throne. [([[https://sipsmith.com/gin-and-london-the-origin/|Sip Smith]])]
+=== Bilingual ====
+According to the EU report, 94 percent of Dutch people could speak two languages, well above the EU average of 54 percent. [([[https://www.nlalumni.nl/article/10-fun-and-interesting-facts-about-the-netherlands-that-you-probably-didn-t-know/17/04/2020/1021|NL Alumni]])]
+==== Bicycles ====
+The Dutch have three times as many bicycles as cars. [([[https://inhabitat.com/dutch-city-boasts-three-times-as-many-bikes-as-cars/|In Habitat]])]
+==== Drug policy ====
+Drug policy in the Netherlands allows coffee shops to sell government-approved drugs but in limited quantities. [([[https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/toleration-policy-regarding-soft-drugs-and-coffee-shops|Government]])]
+==== Legalization ====
+It is the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage since 2001. [([[https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/04/01/the-netherlands-celebrates-20-years-since-becoming-the-first-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage-by-floating-a-giant-pink-cake-down-amsterdams-canals/?sh=1b2c92ee4c1a|Forbes]])]
+{{tag>geography travel culture society history}}

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