If you are planning to visit Europe, make sure to include Amsterdam in your itinerary. This city is one of the wildest and most cultured places at the same time in Europe. People here know how to have some real fun. But before you pack your bag and head to this amazing city, you might want to know some interesting Dublin facts.
The city more than 1 million bikes but there are only 700,000 residents of Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport is actually 4 meters below sea level. If the sea level rises even a little due to global warming, Amsterdam will be one of the cities to be submerged under water.
Amsterdam has more than 300 coffee shops that sell up to 5 grams of soft drugs to every person legally.
Amsterdam got its name from the combination of the Amstel river and the Dam built on it.
On the average, the Dutch people are the tallest in Europe and the second tallest people in the world.
The city has 70 glass-topped canal boats.
The Kröller-Müller Museum and the Van Gogh Museum hold the largest collections of Van Gogh’s work in the world.
Amsterdam is the largest city in the country and is the capital, but it does not house the parliament since all government functions happen in Hague.
The famous Koh-I-Noor diamond was cut in the city.
Around 75% of the flower bulb production in the entire world comes from Netherlands.
Most Dutch people also speak English.
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