De Hendrick Jacobsz. Staetsbrug History and Information
Bridge 35 is named after Hendrick Jacobsz. Staets (circa 1558/1559 – circa 1630/1631) who was a city carpenter of Amsterdam and in that capacity one of the main responsible for the design of the canal belt of Amsterdam. Staets worked together with the city master stonemason Hendrick de Keyser and the city master mason Cornelis Danckertsz. the row. As a city master carpenter, he was closely involved in the construction of the Noorderkerk and the Zuiderkerk there.
The current bridge still has two stones on the Amstel side with “Anno” and “1728” on either side of the middle passage. The bridge also played a role in the raising of bridge 34 in the Utrechtsestraat, because skippers found it strange that they could pass under this bridge, but were then stopped by the low bridge 34. The bridge looks old, but is made of inside in 1972 reinforced with reinforced light concrete, the foundations were reinforced in 1977. The bridge has been a municipal monument since 1995. De Hendrick Jacobsz. Staetsbrug History and Information
Bridge 35 is named after Hendrick Jacobsz. Staets (circa 1558/1559 – circa 1630/1631) who was a city carpenter of Amsterdam and in that capacity one of the main responsible for the design of the canal belt of Amsterdam. Staets worked together with the city master stonemason Hendrick de Keyser and the city master mason Cornelis Danckertsz. the row. As a city master carpenter, he was closely involved in the construction of the Noorderkerk and the Zuiderkerk there.
The current bridge still has two stones on the Amstel side with “Anno” and “1728” on either side of the middle passage. The bridge also played a role in the raising of bridge 34 in the Utrechtsestraat, because skippers found it strange that they could pass under this bridge, but were then stopped by the low bridge 34.
In 2017 the bridge was part of Amsterdam Light Festival Editie #6 WHOLE HOLE by Paul Vendel & Sandra de Wolf
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