Amsterdam history.

Growth of Amsterdam
Animation video of the growth of Amsterdam through the ages.
A production for the Amsterdam Museum, the former Amsterdam Historical Museum : www.amsterdammuseum.nl.
The very best place to discover Amsterdam history, with the Rijksmuseum.

Amsterdam DNA
Second half 16th to early 17th century, the dawn of the golden age of Amsterdam.
Part of the Amsterdam Museum "Amsterdam DNA" exhibition.

Amsterdam exploding, 17th century
Fabulous animation of the rapid growth of Amsterdam after 1600, and the realisation of the ring of canals during the seventeenth century. Amsterdam's first golden age.
A production of the Amsterdam City Archives www.stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl.

The Second Golden Age, 1800-1900
After a gradual and long decline during the 18th century, trade collapsed almost completely around 1800. Napoleonic wars and English blockade.
After a slow starting recovery, Amsterdam and Holland were going to boom again during the second half of the 19th century.

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