Editing Edam, Netherlands (section)

=== The Edam Museum ===
Opposite the Town hall, across the dam, is Edam's oldest brick house. This was built around 1530 as a private house and converted to a museum in 1895. The house represents typical Dutch construction of the period, and the internal layout is completely original. The house has a deeper kitchen with mezzanine living quarters above it. The kitchen leads to a floating cellar; a brick box room floating freely on [[ground water]]. According to folklore the cellar was built by a sea captain who missed the sea. However, it is more likely that cellar was built simply to keep the contents dry, while at the same time not requiring waterproof [[Foundation (engineering)|foundations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edamsmuseum.nl/home/9|title = Edams Museum|date = 10 February 2019}}</ref>