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One of the shopping districts in Vienna on the Kartner Strasse.

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These statues represent those wardsmen painted by Rembrandt in The Night Watch. The original painting is still in the city at the Rijksmuseum.

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The Reguliersbreestraat leads away from Rembrandtplein towards Muntplein Square.

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This is the largest art history research library in the country.

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The gardens of the museum are just as beautiful as the art inside.

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Just beyond the canal system, the Rijksmuseum is home to a spectacular art collection, particularly of the Dutch masters.

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The "Mint Tower" was originally built in the 1600s, then rebuilt in 1885. It stands in Muntplein Square, at the intersection of the Amstel River and the Singelgracht.

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Amsterdam reportedly has 2500 bridges throughout the area, crossing the canals that were dug during the Middle Ages to enable easy travel throughout the city.

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Bridges, bicycles and canals are everywhere you look in the city.

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The Museu d'Historia de Barcelona has excavated miles of Roman ruins of the original city of Barcino, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago, under the streets of modern Barcelona.
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