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Architecture & Design Amsterdam
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Eastern DocklandsA well-hidden and surprising new area in Amsterdam is the Eastern docklands, situated between the Central Station and Zeeburger Island. In the past ten years it has developed into Amsterdam’s architectural showpiece and a great way to discover this area is by taking the free ferry that departs from jetty 8 at the Central Station. Formerly the heart of Amsterdam's industrial harbour, these four man-made peninsulas were built between 1876 and 1927 to provide the maximum length
Narrow Houses
May 18, 2007 1:22 PM GMT Source:
NBTC
The most narrow house in the world is located at Singel # 7. The tiny house is only one meter wide and not much wider than its front door. Admittedly, this is the back of the house; the front is quite a bit wider. Oude Hoogstraat 22 A runner up is the
Aquartis
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Entrepotdok
Year of construction: 2001
Liesbeth van der Pol designed the Aquartis loft apartments. Aquartis is located next to the Entrepot Dock warehouses and opposite Artis Amsterdam Zoo. Retaining wall
Originally, a coal depot was situated on t
Betondorp
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Garden village Watergraafsmeer
Year of construction: 1923
In the early 1920s the city of Amsterdam started to build houses for its inhabitants with the lowest incomes. On the edge of the city so-called garden villages featuring single family houses
Modecentrum/ Fashion Center Almere
Apr 24, 2007 10:28 AM GMT Source:
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Modecentrum Almere When you enter Almere you immediately see the Modecentrum (Fashion Center), a prominent landmark. Architect Hans Kuiper developed a functional and stark, high-tech building. The first stage, a spacey-looking round building, has been com
Spectacular bridges
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Sporenburg and Borneo
Year of construction: 2000
Two bright-red bridges for pedestrians and cyclists link the peninsulas of Borneo and Sporenburg in the Eastern Docklands. These bridges, designed by Adriaan Geuze, are well worth a visit. Spectacula
Entrepotdok
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Entrepotdok
Year of construction: 1829
Do you think it is impossible to walk from Amsterdam to Zutphen via Belgium in just five minutes? It is quite possible in Amsterdam and you do not even have to be super fit. You can complete this feat in the En
Wolkenkrabber
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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Victorieplein
Period of construction: 1929-1931
Once the Wolkenkrabber (Skyscraper) at Victorieplein had the distinction of being the tallest building in Amsterdam. The building seems to have shrunk when compared with today's buildings. J.P. Staal
Begijnhof en kapel
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
Yahoo Travel
The Beguinage lies hidden away from the noisy shopping street Kalverstraat, next to the History Museum. The English Reformed Church and an earlier Italian Catholic chapel can be found here....
De Dageraad
Apr 21, 2007 3:58 PM GMT Source:
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P.L. Takstraat Period of construction: 1920-1923 A residential complex was built north of the Amstel Canal in the 1920s. Housing Corporation De Dageraad ((The Dawn) commissioned architects M. de Klerk and P.L. Kramer to design this complex.
