Theme · 26 stories

Streets and bridges

Why is a street called what it is called, and what is the story behind a bridge? Stories about street names, bridges and their names, plus the street name and bridge guides.

2 Series within this themeBooks about AmsterdamSee the series

Guide Street name guide Where does your street name come from? Look up a street and read who or what is behind it (in Dutch). 801 streets, 610 explained Open the guide Guide Bridge guide Every numbered bridge in Amsterdam, with the stories behind their names (in Dutch). 2.046 bridges, 228 explained Open the guide

Area All City centre 10 South 6 De Pijp 2 Zuidas 2 East 2 Jordaan 2 Whole city 2

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The Minervaplein: a stately square that took almost thirty years

Eight stately apartment blocks that look as if they were built in one go. Yet almost thirty years separate the first block from the last. The story of a square that survived the...

5 min