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Amsterdam Light Festival
Tuesday, 19 January 2016 - 09:53

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Video: Amsterdam Light Festival closes with 850,000 attendance figure

The fourth edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival drew 850 thousand visitors, over 100 thousand more than last year, the Telegraaf reports. The festival kicked off with Princess Beatrix opening it on November 28th and closed on Sunday. The event was devised to bring more light to Amsterdam and its canals during the dark winter days.

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