Royal destination Hermitage in Amsterdam
Old painting of the Amstel Hof - Source: Wikipedia One of the most beautiful museums of Amsterdam surely is the Hermitage, located on the banks of the Amstel river. The museum is housed in the former Amstelhof, a building erected in a typical clasical style. It was built in 1681. Hermitage Amsterdam Some history In 1682, the Amstelhof opened as a retirement home for elderly women. From 1817, the facility housed both elderly men and women. One of the rooms was the largest in Amsterdam. Many members of the Dutch Royal Family and even Sir Winston Churchill visited it. In the 1990's the facility was dertermined as inadequate to meet the modern needs. Its residents sought to build a new sturcture elsewhere. Afterwards the Amstelhof became a museum. It was opened by then Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands and the President of Russia: Dmitry Medvedev. openings board of the Hermitage in Amsterdam Museum The Hermitage museum shows pieces of art ...