Amsterdam city council is giving away a collection of hundreds of ornamental building parts, on the condition the new owners use them to bring back some of the glory of the old city, the council announced on its website. The ornaments, which include bunches of grapes, chiselled dates and sayings, and gables with flowers and leaves, were salvaged when the original medieval and 17th century buildings were demolished to make way for new housing and public transport infrastructure over the...