évasion
fly away
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لنحـلــق
Le FOAM est le musée de la
photo d’Amsterdam fondé il
y a dix ans. I The FOAM is
the Museum of Photography
founded 10 years ago. I
متحف "الفاوم" للصور يف
أمسرتدام الذي مرت عرش سنوات
I .عىل إنشـــائه
visite guidée I guided tour I
زيـارة برفقة دليـل
Who says Netherlands also says that everyone always lives a
little bit above or below sea level. During the 12th century,
Amsterdam is an island on the Waal, an arm of the sea worked
by currents that will become the future canals.
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n the Netherlands, where the only hills
are the arches formed by the 1281
bridges that cover 100 km of canals,
the battle is between Vanmoof and
Flyer : vintage bicycle against electric
two-wheels. 800 000 bikes (for
700 000 inhabitants) in the morning
along the Amstel river, which gave its name to the
city. Founded on a spongy land, the town is built
on millions of stilts and, like Venice, sinks in spots.
Then, the dam (the dike) is built during the Middle
Ages and drains the ground, regulates the North
Sea tides which, once released, clean the dirt of
the city like the Alpheus and the Pénée did with the
Augean stables.
Baroque beauty
La Gazelle 59 I
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During the 17th century, the port facilitates the
exchange of porcelain, silverware, silk products,
precious stones... Vermeer, Van Utrecht, Van Dyck,
Rembrandt an