First Children's Encyclopedia by Dorling Kindersley - page 27

Holland.
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BRUSSELS
B e l g i um
L u x emb o u r g
Lace
making
Wild boar
Deer
Chocolates
The Atomium
Amsterdam
The tall houses
lining the canals of
Amsterdam were built
by rich spice merchants
hundreds of years ago. Each
one is unique, and many are
crooked because they are
built on marshy land.
LUXEMBOURG
Vianden castle
Brussels is the capital of
Europe.
It is the centre of the
European Union and home of
the European Parliament.
900 windmills
along the
Netherlands’ coast help to
keep the land drained.
Wooden clogs
were
first invented by Dutch
workmen 600 years ago.
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The Low Countries
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