De Hendrick Jacobsz. Staetsbrug: Bridge 35 and the City Carpenter Who Built Amsterdam’s Canals
The Last Bridge Over the Herengracht, at the Western Bank of the Amstel Bridge 35 and Bridge 36 are neighbours in the most precise sense: they stand side by side on the western quay of the Amstel, separated by barely fifty metres of cobbled waterfront, each spanning the mouth of one of Amsterdam’s two great…
Bridge 34: The Unnamed Crossing at the Golden Bend’s Edge
Discover the history of Bridge 34 (Brug Vierendertig) in Amsterdam. Located on the Utrechtsestraat, this bridge is a key transit point for Tram 4 over the Herengracht.
Spijkenisser Eurobruggen | The Bridges of Europe
Amsterdam has hundreds of historic bridges but Spijkenisse just outside Rotterdam has a unique set of bridges worth a day trip! The bridges on the back of the euro banknotes are not real European bridges, but abstractions. Forms from European cultural history were chosen, including Gothic and Rococo. “They chose bridges, because they stand for…
Maps and locations of bridges in Amsterdam
Want to see where all the bridges are in relation to each other? Well here is a handy map of the bridges that I have already documented or posted about. (mostly up to date)
Kaasmarktsluis: Bridge 32 and the Cheese Market That Refused to Be Forgotten
The Bridge of 15 bridges (Brug van 15 bruggen). This viewpoint is named the 15 bridges because standing on the odd-numbered side with your back to Thorbeckeplein you can see 6 arched bridges across the Reguliersgracht. Look down Herengracht to the left and you see another 6 bridges. Furthermore, two more bridges are visible to…
De Tante Saarbrug: Bridge 31 and the Flower Seller Who Became a Monument
An 18th-Century Arch Bridge at the Most Photographed Canal Junction in Amsterdam There is a spot in Amsterdam where, if you stand in the right place, you can count sixteen bridges in a single glance. The bridge you are standing on when you do so is Bridge 31, the Tante Saarbrug. It is not the…
De Isa van Eeghenbrug: Bridge 30 and the Queen of Amsterdam Studies
This bridge is currently undergoing renovations, so here are a couple of pictures to give you an idea of what it usually looks like. Bridge number 30 (De Isa van Eeghenbrug), also known as brug nummer Dertig, is another impressive design created by Piet Kramer. Interestingly, this bridge was officially named in 2016 and is…
De Koningssluis: Bridge 29 and the King Who Named a Canal He Never Visited
Bridge number 29 (De Koningssluis) brug nummer negenentwintig (King’s Lock) Piet Kramer adapted designs for this bridge when it was rebuilt on old foundations in the 1920’s and they are known as “from the desk of”. Kramer as we have seen before on Brug 23 designed in the style of the Amsterdam School with the…
Vier Heemskinderenbrug: Bridge 28 and the Medieval Legend at the Edge of the Golden Age City
The Four Sons of Aymon Bridge Bridge number 28 (Vier Heemskinderenbrug, also known as the Vier Heemskinderensluis) brug nummer achtentwintig. The Four Sons of Aymon Bridge.This bridge is named after the gable stone with the Vier Heemskinderen on the corner of the Herengracht and the Leidsegracht.The Four Sons of Aymon (De Vier Heemskinderen), sometimes also…
De Beulingsluis – Bridge 27 | Amsterdam
Bridge number 27 (De Beulingsluis) brug nummer 27 It’s been quite some time since we last had a bridge bearing a name. For those with keen observation, you may have already caught a glimpse of this particular bridge when we covered Krijtbergsluis (Bridge number 3) since it stands at the opposite end of the Beulingsloot.Numbers…
Bridge 26: The Unnamed Crossing That Once Honoured Philips Vingboons
Bridge number 26. (Brug zesentwintig) Unnamed. Again on the ‘gentleman’s canal’. Another slightly unloved bridge that is neither named nor a monument. The bridge was unofficially designated as the Vingboons Bridge, after the architect Philips Vingboons, who designed the ‘Vingboon’ houses at Herengracht 362-370 all of which are national monuments. In 2016 however, this bridge…
The Rachel Ruyschbrug – Bridge 25 | Amsterdam
Bridge 25: The Rachel Ruyschbrug, Where Wolf Pelts Once Traded and a Painter Still Presides Further along the Herengraght we have a municipal monument although it is an unnamed bridge. The bridge became a monument on October 10, 1995, in part due to its striking cantilevers on the pillars. A Fixed Bridge on the Herengracht…
Brug Vierentwintig – Bridge 24 | Amsterdam
Bridge 24: An Unnamed Crossing at the Heart of Amsterdam’s Golden Age Amsterdam is known for its many beautiful bridges, but some are more well-known than others. Bridge 24, located in the heart of the city, is a hidden gem that often goes unnoticed by visitors. In this article, we’ll explore the history of Bridge…
Brug drieëntwintig – Bridge 23 | Amsterdam
So as you know there was a delay in pictures for bridge 23 caused by logistics of the bridge not being between bridges 22 and 24.Bridge 22 is located in the Kinkerstraat and spans the Bilderdijkgracht in Amsterdam West. It’s relatively new for Amsterdam (1929) and was built by Piet Kramer, who built eight of…
Warmoesbrug – Bridge 22 | Amsterdam
Okay so Warmoesbrug is not near Warmoestraat just in case you thought that might be the case. The bridge owes its name to the Warmoesgracht, which was renamed Raadhuisstraat after being filled in so the bridge is located in the Raadhuisstraat and spans the Herengracht. It is super close to Dam square but also not…