Amsterdam is a picturesque Northern European city full of canals and canal houses. Amsterdam is both the capital and the most populated city in the Netherlands. The population of the city has been steadily growing in recent years with a current population standing just over 900,000. Amsterdam is famously nicknamed “Venice of the North” due to the large amount of canals and subsequent river boats. The Homomonument memorial in the centre of the city commemorating LGBTQ+ people who were persecuted during World War Two. The Homomonument opened on September 5th, 1987, making it the first monument in the world dedicated to LGBTQ+ people who were persecuted and killed by the…