Amsterdam’s canals were built for business! 🛶🏗️
Houses were narrow, so they tilted forward by law. This let pulleys hoist cargo to attics while avoiding hitting windows! 📐🇳🇱 A true 17th-century life hack.
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Groningen’s icon: the Aa-kerk! 🇳🇱 Named after the nearby Aa river, its spire collapsed twice before this golden beauty was finished in 1711. ⛈️💛 Now a cultural venue, it’s a must-see in the North! ✨
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This is #Thorn, in the south.🤍
For 800 years, this gem was a state ruled by noblewomen. "Princess-Abbesses"👑 They even minted their own currency!
To dodge a French window tax, poor locals bricked up their windows & painted everything white to hide the "scars"
#HelloFromHolland #Limburg #history