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Rijksmuseum

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Bright sky opens to reveal the sun between the spires of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum Sky

Beneath the museum, a long tunnel reminds me of China Miéville’s “The City and the City” and its passages between overlapping worlds.

Under the Rijksmuseum

Peaking through the glass reveals an otherworldly modern interior that perhaps continues that Miéville theme in its own way.

Rijksmuseum Through Glass

Between the City and the City I

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In China Miéville’s book, tunnels like this one served as the passageway between two cities in alternate dimensions that overlapped with one another. While I could detect no visible dimensional transition in moving from one side to the other, I think the Rijksmuseum is nonetheless impressive.

Between the City and the City I