The Kingdom of the Netherlands became the homeland of many outstanding figures in literature and painting, philosophy and mathematics, whose works are still used and admired by grateful mankind. The discoveries made by Dutch scientists in the Middle Ages, and treatises written by philosophers at the same time, to this day serve as food for thought and textbooks for gaining knowledge of modern thinking inhabitants of the Earth. For the initiated, the culture of Holland is a huge layer, every pebble or grain of sand in which is precious.
What names
Such great scientists as Erasmus of Rotterdam, thanks to whom the literary heritage of antiquity returned to cultural use, and Benedict Spinoza, who explained the basic philosophical concepts to the world, lived and worked in Holland. Rene Descartes spent twenty years in the Netherlands, who wrote here treatises on light and man and discovered many laws and formulas of physics and mathematics. Huygens, through complex calculations, discovered Saturn's moon Titan in the 17th century in The Hague and invented the first pendulum clock mechanism.
In the glow of the golden age
In the 17th century, the United Provinces of Holland appeared on the political map of the world, and the country experienced a tremendous rise in culture and economy. The self-affirmation of the nation has led to the emergence of many talented painters and musicians, poets and playwrights. Rembrandt and Jan Vermeer left the world a rich artistic heritage, thanks to which the culture of Holland deserves to be loved and studied by art critics around the world. But there were also writers Vondel and Peter Cornelis Hooft, who presented people with unique dramatic works and magnificent poems.
According to UNESCO
An authoritative international organization noted the contribution of Dutch culture to the world treasury and took under its protection many of the masterpieces of local architects. Entire neighborhoods and streets are listed as World Heritage Sites, including the Amsterdam Canal System, Schokland Island and the old town of Willemstad.
Tulip country business cards
And also the culture of Holland is the habits and customs of its inhabitants, for whom the homeland is the lace of windmills in the twilight sky, and the multicolored fields of tulips, delighting in the spring with their unbridled brightness, and wooden shoes that the ubiquitous tourists hunt for. Many traditions and customs are also concentrated in the local cuisine, and while studying the culture of Holland, one should not neglect the tasting of national dishes and drinks, whose recipes have been preserved for centuries by the hardworking and hospitable inhabitants of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
