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Architecture: Amsterdammertjes, phallic-like poles.
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What are these phallic-like poles along the roadside for? Called Amsterdammertjes, they’re for tourists to walk into and look silly. Guys in particular should watch out, since these things are at just the right height in most cases to deliver a potentially damaging impact between the legs. They are actually there to help separate cars from pedestrians. The Dutch feel so strongly about these objects of affection that they managed to get over 50,000 signatures on a petition opposing government plans to remove them.
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What do the three crosses that we see everywhere represent? The crosses featured on the Amsterdam coat of arms and on the Amsterdammetjes (see phallic-like poles) represent Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Amsterdam. He was condemned by the church as a heretic and crucified, hence the three inverted crosses. Why three crosses? Each cross represents, and should protect Amsterdam from, the three disasters the city has endured for centuries. Floods (fought with windmills), the plague, and fires (especially in the 1500’s).
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stickynickyuk Tue Jul 26, 2005 13:07 UTC
Nice pic's. And page,Thanks for sharing. have a great day ,Take care | danitsja_nl Fri Jan 21, 2005 14:15 UTC
Hey Philip, leuke pagina... komen er nog meer tips op ??? Groetjes uit het Nijmeegse | tvdm Wed Jan 5, 2005 17:45 UTC
Hey Philip! Goiede start met je pagina voor A'dam. Ik verhuis er eind deze maand heen en na meer dan 5 jaar weg van NL heb ik wel tips van locals nodig :-) | CALSF Wed Aug 11, 2004 04:42 UTC
Nice photos. Do you have any hotel recs yet? Thx. |
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