Harlem (circa 150,000 inhabitants) is the capital of the province of North Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic. The city is located on the river Spaarne and it has been the historical center of the tulip bulb-growing district. |
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In Harlem we found the Teylers Museum. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science and it is the first and oldest museum in the Netherlands. Teylers Museum displays an eclectic collection of fossils, minerals, scientific instruments, medals, coins, and paintings. It's a cool museum for a biologist! There is a nice shop too - mostly about nature, evolution and some art. I bought here interesting DVDs about prehistoric animals.
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| The first discovered Archaeopteryx (from 150 to 145 milions of years ago, Jurassic period) |
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| A terror bird skull (Phorusrhacidae, from 62 to 2 milions of years ago, Cenozoic era) |
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