Rows of vivid flowers surround a farmhouse in Holland, a country known for its tulips. |
Much of Delft City was built in the 1600s. On April 23, 1653, the civil marriage of Jan Vermeer and Catharina Bolnes was celebrated in the Delft city hall. |
Holland is also known for its stunning windmills.
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The Het Paleis op de Dam is Holland’s Royal Palace. |
In Amsterdam many of the houses were built in the late 19th century. some of the wooden façades are even older, however, dating back to the 1400s. |
This old Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco harkens back to the “old country” of Holland. |
