Bicycles cycling through Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Nieuwe Spiegelstraat and the Spiegelgracht are at the heart of the Amsterdam art district, the Spiegelkwartier. The street is named after the Spiegel family, who were extremely influential. Hendrik Laurensz. Spiegel (1549-1612) was one of the great thinkers and writers of the 16th century. Spiegel, son of a rich merchant and soapmaker, prepared the first grammar rules for the Dutch language. One of his sons, Hendrick Dircksz Spiegel, who lived from 1598 through 1667, was burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1655, 59, 63 and 65
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Location: Nieuwe Spiegelstraat, Amsterdam
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