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Wonder and Pleasure in the Oude Doolhof of Amsterdam

Wonder and Pleasure in the Oude Doolhof of Amsterdam

For almost 250 years, a mysterious pleasure park sat on the banks of Amsterdam's canals. Angela Vanhaelen leads us on a tour of the bawdy fountains, disorienting maze, and mechanical androids in the Oude Doolhof — an attraction that mingled pagan, protestant, and imperial desires. more