A report on Amsterdam, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Rotterdam

A Ford being used to power a winch for towing gliders at Schiphol in 1933
The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.
The air traffic control tower at Schiphol in 1960
Map of Rotterdam by Willem and Joan Blaeu (1652)
Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Airplanes and service vehicles on the apron in 1965
The Delftsevaart, c. 1890–1905
Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
Map showing the six runways of Schiphol
Nieuwe Markt, 1915
View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891
The main entry of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Rotterdam centre after the 1940 bombing of Rotterdam. The ruined St. Lawrence' Church has been restored
Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century
Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Tower blocks in the Kop van Zuid neighbourhood
The rebuilt Magere Brug, around 1938.
KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF on the Taxiway Bridge crossing the Highway A4 E19.
Topographic map image of Rotterdam (city), as of September 2014
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945
Schiphol Tower
Satellite image of Rotterdam and its port
The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.
All the airport's 6 runways viewed from an aeroplane taking off at dawn.
The 24 municipalities of the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area
Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal
Schiphol Group offices
Gebouw Delftse Poort, one of the tallest office buildings in the Netherlands
Topographic map of Amsterdam
The Convair Building, which houses KLM Cityhopper and KLM offices, and the original Schiphol control tower
Unmanned vehicles handle containers at Europe Container Terminals (ECT), the largest container terminal operator in Europe.
Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.
The construction of the tunnel and railway station in 1992
The Waalhaven by night
Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010
The crash site of El Al Flight 1862 in 1992
Bronze statue of Erasmus created by Hendrick de Keyser in 1622
The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches
The crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 on 25 February 2009
Rotterdam waterfront, with spotlights shining into the air to commemorate the Rotterdam Blitz
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Queues to the security control in June 2022
City decor for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.
Windmill Kralingse Bos
Rokin – November 1977
Dakpark Rotterdam
Herengracht
The Wilhelmina pier at the Kop van Zuid in the distance. A part of Rotterdam with many skyscrapers and high-rises. On the left the Erasmus Bridge can be seen.
Prinsengracht
The Cube Houses, popularly known as the Blaak-forest in 2014
The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.
The Markthal at night as seen from the Binnenrotte, Rotterdam center.
The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
The Euromast in 2005.
The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.
The former headquarters of the Holland America Line next to modern residential architecture in 2010
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city
Erasmus Bridge in 2011
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world
Robin van Persie began his career with SBV Excelsior and broke through in Feyenoord.
The Zuidas, the city's main business district
De Kuip, Feyenoord home stadium.
Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Runners during the marathon in Rotterdam
Spiegelgracht
Arthur Ashe at the 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament
De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.
Bep van Klaveren
An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.
Francisco Elson
The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
Rotterdam's new Central Station reopened in March 2014, designed to handle up to 320,000 passengers daily.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.
Map of the 2020 Rotterdam Metro
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.
Rotterdam metro
Rembrandt monument on Rembrandtplein
A Citadis tram outside the former Rotterdam Centraal, 2008
Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016
Water Taxi in Rotterdam
The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre
One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride
AFC Ajax player Johan Cruyff, 1967
Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.
Boroughs of Amsterdam
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Police headquarters of Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013
A tram crossing the Keizersgracht
The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.
Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.
Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht
Bicyclist at Amsterdam
The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

It is located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.

- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

The KLM hub and Amsterdam's main airport, Schiphol, is the Netherlands' busiest airport as well as the third busiest in Europe and 11th busiest airport in the world.

- Amsterdam

In contrast to those other metropolises, Amsterdam was also surrounded by large towns such as Leiden (about 67,000), Rotterdam (45,000), Haarlem (38,000) and Utrecht (30,000).

- Amsterdam

There is a healthy competition with Amsterdam, which is often viewed as the cultural capital of the Netherlands.

- Rotterdam

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national Dutch train operator, has a major passenger railway station directly underneath the passenger terminal complex that offers transportation 24 hours a day into the four major cities Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam.

- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Much smaller than the international hub Schiphol Airport, Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly known as Zestienhoven) is the third-largest airport in the country, behind Schiphol Airport and Eindhoven Airport.

- Rotterdam

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The Hague

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City and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea.

City and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea.

The Binnenhof at the Hofvijver, 1625
Street in The Hague by Sybrand van Beest, c. 1650, Royal Castle in Warsaw
The Old City Hall of The Hague around 1900
The Ministry of Justice and Security building, opened in 2012
Detailed topographic map of The Hague, 2014
The Hague, divided into neighbourhoods
The Hofvijver and the buildings housing the States General of the Netherlands
View of the Hoftoren (left) and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (the triangular gable right)
The Hague City Hall
The Peace Palace houses the International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration amongst other institutions.
International Criminal Court
Meeting in the Hall of Knights during the Congress of Europe (9 May 1948)
The Hague's central financial district, Beatrixkwartier, with the modern tram viaduct called the Netkous ("Fishnet stocking")
Cars Jeans Stadion
Modern RegioCitadis tram on route 2, Loosduinen, April 2012
Internal view of The Hague Central station
The Ridderzaal inside the Binnenhof, the political centre of the Netherlands
Monument commemorating the founding of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at Plein 1813
Noordeinde Palace
Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk

With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

However, with several direct trains per hour from the railway stations Hollands Spoor and Centraal, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is more frequently used by people travelling to and from The Hague by air.

Netherlands

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Country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

Country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

The name of the historic County of Holland is currently used as a pars pro toto for the Netherlands.
Oak figurine found in Willemstad (4500 BC)
The Rhine frontier around 70 AD
Franks, Frisians and Saxons (710s AD) with Traiecturm and Dorestad in the middle
Frankish expansion (481 to 870 AD)
Rorik of Dorestad, Viking ruler of Friesland (romantic 1912 depiction)
A Medieval Tombe of the Brabantian knight Arnold van der Sluijs
Map of the Habsburg dominions. From 1556 the dynasty's lands in the Low Countries were retained by the Spanish Habsburgs.
The Spanish Fury at Maastricht, 1579
Dutch East India Company factory in Hugli-Chuchura, Mughal Bengal by Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665
Winter landscape with skaters near the city of Kampen by Hendrick Avercamp (1620s)
Amsterdam's Dam Square in 1656
Map of the Dutch colonial empire. Light green: territories administered by or originating from territories administered by the Dutch East India Company; dark green: the Dutch West India Company. In yellow are the territories occupied later, during the 19th century.
The submission of Diponegoro to General De Kock at the end of the Java War in 1830. Painting by Nicolaas Pieneman
Rotterdam after German air raids in 1940
Former Prime Ministers Wim Kok, Dries van Agt, Piet de Jong, Ruud Lubbers and Jan Peter Balkenende with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in 2011
Relief map of the European Netherlands
The Christmas flood of 1717 was the result of a northwesterly storm that resulted in the death of thousands.
Map illustrating areas of the Netherlands below sea level
A polder at 5.53 metres below sea level
The Delta Works are located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.
Common seals on Terschelling, a Wadden Sea island
Underwater life of Klein Bonaire
The Binnenhof, where the lower and upper houses of the States General meet
De Wallen, Amsterdam's red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffeeshops that sell marijuana, symbolising the Dutch political culture and tradition of tolerance.
The Netherlands has a culture of respectful and friendly debate. From left to right, members of the House of Representatives Sander de Rouwe (CDA), Ineke van Gent (GL), Han ten Broeke (VVD), Kees Verhoeven (D66) and Farshad Bashir (SP), 2010
Provinces and territories of the Netherlands
The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis), in The Hague
General Onno Eichelsheim is the current Chief of Defence.
Zr. Ms. Holland, a Royal Netherlands Navy offshore patrol vessel
Historical GDP per capita development (Our World in Data)
A proportional representation of Netherlands exports, 2019
The Netherlands is part of a monetary union, the Eurozone (dark blue), and the EU single market.
Natural gas concessions in the Netherlands. Today the Netherlands accounts for more than 25% of all natural gas reserves in the EU.
The Groningen gas field whose discovery in 1959 transformed the Dutch economy, generating €159 billion in revenue since the mid-1970s.
Cows near the city of Arnhem
Population of the Netherlands from 1900 to 2000
Population pyramid of the Netherlands in 2017
In Rotterdam almost half the population has an immigrant background.
Population density in the Netherlands by municipality. The largest urban area, the Randstad is clearly visible along the west coast.
Knowledge of foreign languages in the Netherlands, in per cent of the population over the age of 15, in 2006
An international primary school in The Hague
View on the Utrecht Science Park of Utrecht University. The building in the centre is the library.
Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), known as "the father of microbiology"
A public hospital in Amersfoort
A1 motorway, in Gelderland
A regional train operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bike passage at Rotterdam Centraal station
Some symbols and icons of Dutch culture
Carnival in North Brabant and Limburg
Dutch people in orange celebrating King's Day in Amsterdam, 2017
Pop singer Anouk in 2013
Johan Cruyff Arena, the largest Dutch concert venue
Dutch star football players Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie during a game with the Netherlands against Denmark at Euro 2012
New Amsterdam as it appeared in 1664. Under British rule it became known as New York.
Eustachius De Lannoy of the Dutch East India Company surrenders to Maharaja Marthanda Varma of the Indian Kingdom of Travancore after the Battle of Colachel. (Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace)
A Dutch doctor vaccinating Indonesian patients

The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.

Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe.

A4 entering the Schiphol tunnel from the south.

A4 motorway (Netherlands)

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A4 entering the Schiphol tunnel from the south.
Dutch scenery along A4 with windmill "Zelden van Passe" near Zoeterwoude.
A4 south of Delft on 20 December 2015. Right (northbound) lanes are already opened for traffic; left (southbound) lanes are still closed and are expected to be opened later in the day.

The A4 motorway, also called Rijksweg 4, is a motorway in the Netherlands, running from Amsterdam southwards through the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam, to the Belgian border near Zandvliet, north of the city of Antwerp.

After leaving this interchange, the concurrent train tracks travel underground southwards towards Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Thalys TGV in Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Thalys

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French-Belgian high-speed train operator originally built around the LGV Nord high-speed line between Paris and Brussels.

French-Belgian high-speed train operator originally built around the LGV Nord high-speed line between Paris and Brussels.

Thalys TGV in Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Thalys TGV in Hoofddorp, Netherlands
High-speed rail networks in Europe. Thalys line network shown in burgundy.
A Thalys PBA and PBKA coupled in Paris Nord
Thalys PBKA at Köln Messe/Deutz station with an Essen-bound train

Beyond Brussels, the main cities Thalys trains reach are Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Liège, Aachen and Cologne.

The airline alliance SkyTeam also has a code-sharing agreement with Thalys for rail service connecting its hub Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with Antwerp-Centraal and Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid.