Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most famous painters in history. Rembrandt lived in the 17th century in the Netherlands. One of the paintings he painted was the Nightwatch. People from all over the world come to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to look at his work.
Vincent van Gogh.
The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is also world famous. He lived from 1853 to1890. Vincent van Gogh is maybe one of the most known painters ever. But during his life he only sold two paintings.
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer is also a wel know artist from Holland
He lived in the golden century. He is best known as the Sfinx from Delft, so called because of the colour nuance and unbelievable lightfall. This is remarkable due to illusion it gives to space. Vermeer is praised for beingone of the greatest dutch painters from the 17th century.
Fashion designers
Viktor & Rolf is one of the best known fashion houses run bij 2 of the most outrageous and obstinate people known as Viktor Hortsting en Rolf Snoeren. With extra-ordinary designs and lots of colours they show the clothes which they designed.
Edgar Vos is is also a famous fashion designer. He is recognised as one of the best designers in the Netherlands. Vos studied at the Rietveld Academie and got a apprantice job with Christian Dior. In 1971 Vos opened his first shop. Vos was onces known as the emperor of the Dutch fashion designers. Sadly he died in January2010.
This is Hendrik Petrus Berlage.
He designed buildings.
Hendrik Petrus Berlage was a wel known archtect.
He was well known in Holland
Jacob Otten Husly
The building is called Felix Meritis.
He was a famous architect.
He is wel known in The Netherlands
great touristic attractions
Rijks museum: one of the best musea in Holland. It's in Amsterdam
Anne Frank huis: the place where Anne Frank was hidden during the war.
Van Gogh museum: a great collection of van Gogh paintings and much more.
the Zaanse Schans: a very touristic place in the north of Holland. It shows how people used to live in polders and how they pumped out the water with windmills.
stormvloedkering Oosterschelde: a big dike to protect Holland against the sea. It has an unique system to open and close, so nature is very well protected
