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In 1275, Amsterdam was granted a toll privilege by Count Floris V which ... Some 30 meters below street ... An important year in the history of Amsterdam was 1275.
1275 "Amestelledamme" (meaning: 'dam in the Amstel') appears for the first time in a charter. [1] 27 October, Count Floris V of the County of Holland granted traders, sailors and fishermen exemption from tolls. [2] 1300 - Population: 1000. [3] 1303 - Siege of Amsterdam; 1306 - Amsterdam granted city rights. [4] Oude Kerk consecrated.
The Nieuwendijk is a major shopping street in central Amsterdam. There are some 200 shops along the street. [1] The street, which dates to the early medieval history of Amsterdam, counts 98 buildings with rijksmonument status. [2] The Nieuwendijk runs northeast from Dam Square, then turns left near Prins Hendrikkade.
The Amsterdam City Archives (Dutch: Stadsarchief Amsterdam) preserves documents pertaining to the history of Amsterdam and provides information about the city. With archives covering a shelf-length of about 50 kilometres, [2] the Amsterdam City Archives is the largest municipal archive in the world.
October 27 – Floris V, count of Holland, grants the city of Amsterdam freedom from taxes (called a road toll). December 12 – Battle of Roccavione: Ghibelline forces defeat a Neapolitan army at Roccavione .
Amsterdam has a rich architectural history. The oldest building in Amsterdam is the Oude Kerk (English: Old Church), at the heart of the Wallen, consecrated in 1306. [173] The oldest wooden building is Het Houten Huys [174] at the Begijnhof. It was constructed around 1425 and is one of only two existing wooden buildings.
Amsterdam in 1657 began to construct fortifications to protect its fourth and largest 17th-century city expansion. This was one of the most ambitious construction projects undertaken in the 17th-century Dutch republic. Supporting the heavy walls on the porous Amsterdam soil required large numbers of deep foundation piles and retaining walls.
Military history of Amsterdam (3 C, 8 P) P. People from Amsterdam (15 C, 93 P) R. Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam (103 P) Pages in category "History of Amsterdam"