A millennium of Amsterdam : spatial history of a marvellous city / Fred Feddes.

Main entry:

Feddes, Fred.

Title & Author:

A millennium of Amsterdam : spatial history of a marvellous city / Fred Feddes.

Publication:

Bussum : Uitgeverij Thoth, 2012.

Description:

367 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-358) and index.
The dam in the river -- 1000-1600 : Free extension -- 1600-1850 : Glory within the walls -- 1850-1900 : Disorder -- 1900-1970 : According to plan -- 1970-2012 : Your order is not our order -- How great is Amsterdam?

Summary:

What was the area of Amsterdam like, before Amsterdam actually came into being? Why are the alleys and streets in the center and in the Jordan diagonal, while straight in the canals between them? Is the Central Station in the right place? How big is Amsterdam actually? These and many other questions are addressed in this book, which is about 1000 years spatial history of Amsterdam.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9789068685954 (paperback)
9068685953 (paperback)

Subject:

City planning Netherlands Amsterdam.
Architecture Netherlands Amsterdam.
Architecture.
Buildings.
City planning.
Stadtplanung
Stadtentwicklung
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc.
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Amsterdam

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278570
Call No.: BIB 214154
Status: Available

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