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Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam a Dutch Masterpiece

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam a Dutch Masterpiece

AMSTERDAM - As I turn a corner off Rembrandt Square, I see six Grand Canal homes reflected in the Herengracht (Gentleman’s or Lord’s) Canal like giant dollhouses. Their distinctive facades instantly identify them as homes built for nobles — mayors and leading Dutch merchants — during Holland’s Golden Age, when Amsterdam was the capital of world commerce.
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