If Amsterdam’s Cen­traal Sta­tion looks famil­iar, it’s because it shares the same archi­tect as the city’s famed Rijksmu­se­um. Pierre Cuypers designed both build­ings in his sig­na­ture Gothic/Renaissance Revival style. Twin tur­rets and stone reliefs cel­e­brate Amsterdam’s indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial impor­tance, and echo the aes­thet­ic of a medieval cathe­dral. The most-vis­it­ed Nation­al Her­itage Site in the Nether­lands, Cen­traal Sta­tion marked the city’s tran­si­tion from a sea­far­ing port to an inland eco­nom­ic cen­ter. Spend two nights in Ams­ter­dam on this 5 coun­try, 12 day tour of Europe.