Oost-Indisch Huis
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The Oost-Indisch Huis is an early 17th-century building in the centre of Amsterdam. It was the headquarters of the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company. It is a listed Dutch national heritage site (rijksmonument).
Inner courtyard of the Oost-Indisch Huis. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
17th-century etching of the Oost-Indisch Huis. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
Oost-Indisch Huis by Reinier Vinkeles, 1768. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
The restored meeting room of the Heeren XVII (the Lords Seventeen), the regents of the Dutch East India Company
University of Amsterdam
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The University of Amsterdam is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlands still in operation.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt shows an anatomy lesson taking place in Amsterdam in 1632, the year the university was founded. Nicolaes Tulp is considered one of the forefathers of the Faculty of Medicine.
Buildings of the University of Amsterdam. The front building houses the Academic Club of the university
The Faculty of Science at Science Park