International Affairs
American military cemetary in Margraten
Did you know that every year each of the 8,301 graves of the American military cemetary in Margraten is adopted by a Dutch family...
Tulip and windmill blades on New York borough Queens’ flag
Did you know that NYC borough Queens' flag features a tulip and a rose, symbolizing the early Dutch settlers and the English?
The circle of...
Holland House in London
Did you know that Holland House is the only building in London designed by Berlage, one of the most influential Dutch architects of the...
Nieuw Holland and Nieuw Zeeland
Did you know that Dutch explorers named Oceania's largest landmass and the two islands to the southeast respectively Nieuw Holland and Nieuw Zeeland? Today...
New York City’s flag
Did you know that the flag of New York City is derived from the flag of the Dutch Republic, as used in 1625 when...
French painter Monet in the Netherlands
Did you know that French painter Claude Monet and his family spent a few months in Amsterdam and Zaandam in 1871? In this period...
A bit of Giethoorn in China
Did you know that a part of the Shanghai Disney Resort will be inspired on Giethoorn? This is the first Disney park in mainland...
The first person to ride a bicycle in Bali
Did you know that the first person to ride a bicycle in Bali was Dutch artist W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp? Around 1900 he traveled around the...
We love Máxima
Did you know that the Argentinians love Queen Máxima so much that they decorate Dutch passports with a 'We Love Máxima' stamp at National Park...
Dutch was the basis for Afrikaans
Did you know that Dutch language was the basis for Afrikaans, the language spoken in South Africa and Namibia?