In Pictures: Tulip season begins in The Netherlands
The grounds of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square in Amsterdam were splashed with colour as people celebrated National Tulip Day, which marks the start of the tulip season. Crowds gathered in the Dutch capital to admire and pick the flowers during the event. The tulip season ends in April.
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A woman dressed as The Milkmaid (Het Melkmeisje), after a painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, picking up tulips at the Dam, Amsterdam, on National Tulip Day, Jan 16, 2016.
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People picking up tulips in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square on National Tulip Day to celebrate the beginning of the tulip season in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Jan 16, 2016.
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Tulips are placed in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square to celebrate National Tulip Day, which marks the beginning of the tulip season, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Jan 16, 2016.
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People picking tulips that were placed in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square to celebrate National Tulip Day in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Jan 16, 2016.
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A woman picking tulips that were placed in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square on Jan 16, 2016.
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Rows of tulips are arranged in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square in Amsterdam to celebrate National Tulip Day, on Jan 16, 2016.
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A woman picking tulips that were placed in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square on Jan 16, 2016.
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Tulips are seen in front of the Royal Palace at the Dam Square to celebrate the beginning of the tulip season in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Jan 16, 2016.
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