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Canal Life in Amsterdam
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, October 2011
You cannot visit Amsterdam without thinking of canals, mainly because the city is centred on a ring of canals. The inner, historic ones Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht date from the Golden Age of the 17th century. Another inner canal Singel is older, having been the moat of medieval Amsterdam in the 16th century. In total, Amsterdam has around 62 miles (100 km) of canals, 90 islands and 1500 bridges.
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