List of cultural icons of the Netherlands
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The List of cultural icons of the Netherlands is a list of links to potential cultural icons of the Netherlands [1] [2] [3].
[edit] Animals
[edit] Art
- Hendrik Petrus Berlage
- Boijmans van Beuningen,[citation needed] Hieronimus Bosch [4]
- M.C. Escher
- Vincent van Gogh [5] [6] [7]
- Frans Hals [8]
- Willem de Kooning
- Han van Meegeren,[citation needed] Piet Mondriaan
- Rembrandt van Rijn [9], Gerrit Rietveld, Jacob van Ruysdael
- Jan Steen [10]
- Maarten Toonder [11]
- Van Gogh Museum [12], Jan Vermeer
[edit] Buildings
[edit] Dress, Fashion
Dutch cap, Dutch dress
[edit] Emblems
- Windmill, tulips, clogs
[edit] Festivals
[edit] Flora, Fauna
[edit] Food and Drink
[edit] Government
- Benelux Economic Union [16]
- International Court of Justice [17]
- Ministerraad
- Prime Minister of the Netherlands
[edit] History and legend
[edit] Industry, Science
- Elsevier
- Heineken International
- Christiaan Huygens, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Philips
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Unilever
[edit] Landscape
[edit] Language
- Dutch (language) [18], Dutch phonology
- Languages of the Netherlands, Limburgish, Twentse, West Frisian
[edit] Literature, Press
- Algemeen Dagblad
- Dick Bruna
- Anne Frank [19] [20]
- Willem Frederik Hermans, P.C. Hooft
- Miffy/Nijntje
- Cees Nooteboom
- De Telegraaf
- Simon Vestdijk, De Volkskrant, Joost van den Vondel
- Janwillem van de Wetering [21], Jan Wolkers
- UNESCO World Book Capital 2008, Amsterdam
[edit] Monarchy
- House of Orange
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands [22], Princess Christina, Princess Margriet
- Queen Beatrix, Queen Juliana [23], Queen Wilhelmina
- Soestdijk Palace
[edit] Music
- Amsterdam Sinfonietta[citation needed]
- Jos van den Berg[citation needed]
- Concertgebouw, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Philippe Herreweghe[citation needed]
- Jos van Immerseel[citation needed]
- Mariss Jansons[citation needed]
- Ton Koopman
- Netherlands Opera, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ralph van Raat,[citation needed] André Rieu, Joris Roelofs,[citation needed] Rotterdam Philharmonic
- Jan Willem de Vriend[citation needed]
- Edo de Waart, Hanneke de Wit,[citation needed] Rob van de Wouw[citation needed]
- Jaap van Zweden
[edit] People
- Jan Peter Balkenende, Willem Barentsz [24], Corrie ten Boom
- Joop van den Ende, Erasmus of Rotterdam (Desiderius Erasmus) [25]
- Pim Fortuyn
- Greet Hofmans[citation needed]
- Sicco Mansholt [26], John de Mol
- Rita Verdonk [27]
- Geert Wilders [28]
[edit] Places
- Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, Arnhem, Assen[29]
- Breda
- Delft, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Dordrecht, Drenthe
- Eindhoven, Enschede
- Flevoland, Friesland
- Gelderland, Groningen
- Haarlem, The Hague, Holland, Hoek van Holland (Hook of Holland), Hoorn
- IJsselmeer
- Katwijk
- Leeuwarden, Leiden, Lelystad, Limburg
- Maas, Maassluis, Maastricht, Meuse, Middelburg
- Nijmegen, North Brabant, North Holland
- Overijssel
- Roosendaal, Rotterdam
- Scheldt, Schiedam, South Holland
- Tilburg, Twente
- Utrecht
- Veluwe, Vlaardingen, Vlissingen
- Waal, Walcheren
- Zandvoort, Zeeland, Zuiderzee, Zwolle, Zoetermeer
[edit] Shopping, Money
[edit] Sport
[edit] Television, Radio, Film, Theatre
- AVRO
- Big Brother central, a Dutch invention
- Rudi Carell
- Endemol
- Johannes Heesters,[citation needed] Hilversum [31]
- Radio Netherlands Worldwide [32]
