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Take a look at the spectacular new HD WebCam located at Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, viewing the famous Dam square, and several other camera positions as it changes position every 15 seconds. This LIVE streaming PTZ WebCam streams at maximum 25 frames per second and is even visible on mobile devices such as apple iPhone, iPad and android phones and tablets. The WebCam even takes snapshots every hour and stores it in an archive too.

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is the Netherlands' largest city although not the capital. Its name is derived from "Amstel dam",Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol 1, p896-898. pointing to the city's origin: a dam on the river Amstel. The city is known for its historic port, the Rijksmuseum, its red-light district ("de Wallen"), its liberal coffeeshops, and its many canals which have led to Amsterdam being called the "Venice of the North". During the Dutch Golden Age, Amsterdam was one of the most important ports in the world, with innovative developments in trade, and became the leading centre for finance and diamonds. The city, founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing village, has grown to become the largest city in the Netherlands with a population of 743,104 inhabitants, containing at least 172 nationalities. Amsterdam and its surrounding metropolitan area have a population of 1 million to about 1.5 million people, depending on definition, and is part of the Randstad conurbation, which has ... Read more about Amsterdam on Wikipedia

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