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The Magere Brug (English: Skinny Bridge) is a bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat, between the Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. [1] The central section of the Magere Brug is a bascule bridge made of white-painted wood. The present bridge was built in 1934.
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The Berlagebrug (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrlaːɣəˌbrʏx]; English: Berlage Bridge) is a bascule bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The bridge was commissioned by the Amsterdam municipality [2] and designed by engineer Cornelis Biemond [] (1899-1980) and architect Hendrikus Petrus Berlage (1856–1934); it was named after the latter.
The bridge owes its name to a wooden "blue bridge" that was there from around 1600 but no longer exists and which was painted the characteristic blue of the Dutch flag. It kept the name after 1883 when it was replaced by the spans of a new bridge which is inspired by the architecture of several of the bridges over the Seine in Paris such as ...
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Amstel Hotel opens. 1869 - Netherlands Bank building constructed. [19] 1870 Rijksakademie, De Bijenkorf shop, and Amstel Brewery founded. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (steamship line) in business. 1872 - Construction of the first social housing project, de Dubbeltjespanden; 1874 Amsterdam–Zutphen railway constructed. Amsterdamse ...