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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.
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 ...
The painting shows the windmill "Het Land van Beloften" (also known as "De Eendracht", "De Binnen Tuchthuismolen" and "De Roosboom"). The mill was built in the late C17th and was demolished in 1876 and moved to Leusden, Utrecht. It stood on the banks of the Amstel near the Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug)/Amstelsluizen. References
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The Amstel passes the village Nes aan de Amstel. On the western bank is the town Amstelveen, where there is a small island in the river named Amsteleiland, and on the eastern bank the town of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, where the river is joined by the tributary river Bullewijk. After this the Amstel flows into the city of Amsterdam.
Israel and Lebanon have accepted a proposal to end the 13-month border conflict that spiraled into an all-out war with Hezbollah. Here are the details about the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal
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 ...