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New Canals In City On Water
msterdam is a city whose interweave this island.
layout is determined by a Extraordinary houses have been
web of canals radiating out built along these canals are
from an historical core to loop worth seeing. Some seem to be
right round the centre. These built higgledy-piggledy.
planned, seventeenth-century
extensions to the medieval town The houses and building built by
make for a uniquely elegant urban these modern architects are a
environment, with tall gabled sight worth seeing. Nineteen
houses reflected in their young and promising architects,
black-green waters. This is the including René van Zuuk and
city at its most enticing, a Bjarne Mastenbroek, designed the
world away from the traffic and houses. These architects were
noise of many other European city asked to design Amsterdam Canal
centers, and it has made Houses with a unique concept. The
Amsterdam one of the continent’s only thing their designs have in
most popular short-time common is that each building is
destinations. 4.5 meters wide and four to five
stories high. The houses are not
The city has not stopped only unique but also interesting.
developing. As with the usual In addition to the houses the
cities it develops in form of nine bridges built across the
building and architecture. canals for cyclists and
Amsterdam has developed new pedestrians are also unique and
canals also. Four new canals of interesting. Artist duo Guy
Amsterdam on Java Island were Rombours and Monika Droste
developed. Four narrow canals, designed them. They have created
Brantasgracht, Lamonggracht, authentic works of art.
Majanggracht and Seranggracht
have been built in 1995 and The island’s four brand-new
canals, Brantasgracht, of the island. The southern side
Lamonggracht, Majanggracht and boasts a shopping promenade with
Seranggracht, are situated 1.5 expensive owner-occupied houses.
meters below the quays. Just as A cycle path with gardens on both
intriguing and interesting are sides dissects the island. Every
the nine bridges across the inch of the island is being used
canals for cyclists and and the housing density is high.
pedestrians. The houses along
these canals are not exactly When first proposed the new
run-of-the-mill. Some seem to be canals that divide the narrow
built higgledy-piggledy. A unique island were controversial as they
concept for contemporary are very shallow by Amsterdam
Amsterdam canal houses was standards. They were considered
created by nineteen young and more cosmetic than functional. A
promising architects. Because of footbridge which forms a
the different designs, each distinctive style has been built
street has an ambiance all of its to allow pedestrian connection to
own. the entire island. Despite the
limited width of the island, the
Java Island is an architectural development retains an urban feel
gem, right in the middle of the with a spinal alley running
IJ harbor. The island is through the developments.
connected to the mainland with a Dockside parking and mixed uses
bridge only. On narrow Java foster the traditional canal side
Island many houses have been ambience. New bridges connect
built in the past few years, Java Island to other sections of
designed by architect Sjoerd the eastern docks. A city on
Soeters. A road for local traffic water has been developed for the
is situated on the northern side people to enjoy.
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Rahul viz recommends that you visit http://www.bookings.nl/city/nl/amsterdam.html?aid=305255 for more information on New Canals in City on Water.
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