Amsterdam Eyewitness Travel

[...]...INTRODUCING AMSTERDAM FOUR GREAT DAYS IN AMSTERDAM 1011 PUTTING AMSTERDAM ON THE MAP 1217 THE HISTORY OF AMSTERDAM 1837 AMSTERDAM AT A GLANCE 3849 AMSTERDAM THROUGH THE YEAR 5053 10 I N T R O D U C I N G A M S T E R D A M FOUR GREAT DAYS IN AMSTERDAM D espite its compact size, also a great choice of things to see Amsterdam is a city with and do Here are four themed... complemented by topchief trading city of northern Europe, notch cultural facilities Plan of Amsterdam (c 1725) showing the Grachtengordel and Plantage (see pp138–47) The Maid of Amsterdam Receiving the Homage of her People (c 1685) by Gérard de Lairesse 20 I N T R O D U C I N G A M S T E R D A M The Origins of Amsterdam Amsterdam emerged from the mists of the Low Countries in about 1200, on a watery site... Purmerend Zaa n Greater Amsterdam A M S T E R D A M A7 14 Zi 03 N2 jk an aa rdze e Ka na l G Noo al Am av S1 en N202 aven th ah es ik W er IJmuiden 01 A9 SPAARNWOUDE HOUTRAK S102 Sloterdijk Ha arl em me rva HAA A5 EG RLEMMERW art S104 N5 Haarlem A205 Sloterplas A10 6 S10 A9 Lelylaan ar nke va t S107 Schi ng l Osdorp Ri BADHOEVEDORP A4 KEY Het Nieuwe Meer Central Amsterdam Nieuwe Meer Greater Amsterdam Airport... Rijksmuseum l ste Am 0 S11 er da m -R ij nk BEATRIXPARK A1 0 1 A 8 S10 Amsterdam Science Park st Amstel S109 S1 12 A10 an aa l Diemen De Diemen DIEMEN DiemenZuid A1 1 RAI IJmeer AMSTERDAM ZUIDOOST Hilversum Amersfoort BIJLMERMEER S1 Am asp Ga Duivendrecht S2 1 Zuid 12 stel Bijlmer Arena A2 AMSTELVEEN Gaasperplas OUDERKERK AAN DE AMSTEL Amsterdam Holendrecht B u l l e wi j k Utrecht Gein A9 A9 I N T R O... Waterlooplein Amsterdam, while the Museum Quarter was developed in the 19th century and has the three most important national museums In between lies the Canal Ring, which retains many fine buildings from Amsterdam s Golden Age, while the Plantage (see pp138–47), once an area of green space outside the city, is today best known for the zoological and botanical gardens PRIN SEN Central Amsterdam M 16... unusually consisracier aspects of Amsterdam tent visual beauty By the spring directly from the city’s 18th century, Amsterdam long tradition of religious was a major financial centre, and political tolerance The but internal unrest and notion of individual freedom restrictions imposed under of conscience was fought for, Napoleonic rule led to a long and hard, during the Amsterdam s coat of struggles against... A31 L AN D Zwolle cht 0 A28 N5 O OVER IJSSEL Ve A6 Meppel Amsterdam and its Environs The sights in central Amsterdam are covered in detail on pages 54–147 and a Street Finder is provided on pages 278–91 Sights outside the centre are covered in Further Afield on pages 148–55 Places of interest elsewhere in the Netherlands are explored in Beyond Amsterdam on pages 162–207 A1 2 A3 A50 Hoogeveen Maastricht... Holland, grants Amstelledamme freedom from tolls Utrecht gives Amsterdam further trading rights T H E H I S T O R Y O F A M S T E R D A M Making Beer The brewing industry expanded after 1323, when the Count of Holland permitted Amsterdam to become a toll port for beer Hops were introduced early in the century Thatched roof The Great Fire of 1452 After Amsterdam s second devastating blaze, which destroyed the... first stable layer of sand Warehouse space Amsterdam s Seal The seal shows the diagonal crosses of St Andrew, the coat of arms of the Habsburgs and the cog ship that brought wealth through trade Maximilian marries Maria of Burgundy 1425 1421 First Great Fire of Amsterdam 1477 Charles’ daughter Maria marries Maximilian Habsburg of Austria 1452 Second Great Fire of Amsterdam 1450 1467 Charles the Bold succeeds... expanded after 1323, when the Count of Holland permitted Amsterdam to become a toll port for beer Hops were introduced early in the century Thatched roof The Great Fire of 1452 After Amsterdam s second devastating blaze, which destroyed the Nieuwe Kerk, legislation was passed preventing the use of wood as a building material 23 WHERE TO SEE MEDIEVAL AMSTERDAM Few buildings remain from this period, as fire . EYEWITNESS TRAVEL AMSTERDAM