Geschiedenis van Amsterdam & programma (11-10-2021)

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3-5

Amsterdam 1300 - First Church and first street (First church & damrak) (la primera iglesia & la primera calle: damrak)

History of Amsterdam & program of today

Visiting Amsterdam

• A short history 
• The route
• Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam first started as a settlement build on a dam nearby the amstel river, wich flows in to the IJ (open water)(Agua Abierta)

Amsterdam 1200 - (Fishing village)

      (Pueblo de pescadores)

The IJ (open water - agua abierta)

The Amstel river

Amsterdam as a trading city

• 1200-1585 - Amsterdam was growing as a trading city, the first canal ring where builded to get goods ashore at the warehouses (Pakhuizen)

1585-1672 - large trading companies (V.O.C.), traded in various goods worldwide. 

As a result, Amsterdam grew and with that the second canal ring came and covered the east-side of the city.

second canal ring

Paleis op de dam (City hall)

• Paleis op de Dam (Palacio real de Ámsterdam)
• was builded in 1655 on behalf of regents.
• Then it's function was a city hall, now its in hands of the dutch royal family.

Amsterdam as capital 

• Amsterdam became the capital of the Netherlands when Napoleon was in power.
• The central station was builded in 1889, by reclaiming land in the IJ

Program today