A can is something you should see as a source of inspirati but also as an overview of what has taken place in the past.
Also, a few relatiships have come to light some events that have in the past been understated. Now, for those still thinking we are talking about a piece of artillery, we are not.
This is about the history and e of the ways the city has chosen to portray it.
The can of Amsterdam comprises fifty windows about Amsterdam and its history.
History is at its best when it’s tangible when you can actually see what happened, you’ve read about it in the can and when you visit the spot where the event took place you can see visible evidence of the subject that was mentied.
Muments play an important part in this. The commissi that created the can choose the following subjects:
- the physical development of the city
- the development of the community in the city
- the administrati of the city and the organizati of the community
- the ecomic development
- the relatiship of the city towards The Netherlands and the rest of the world
Themes
Every window tells its own story but they’re also cnected to each other, the themes complement the main points and subjects chooses and which the can was to portray, namely:
- The city
- the community
- the administrati
- The ecomy
- The world
The development of Dam square around the year 1200 is the chosen point of departure. by way of the miracle of Amsterdam, the V.O.C., the canals, the Westerchurch, the Night watch, the royal palace, the Vdelpark, the airport, the Olympic games, WW2, the murder of Theo of Gogh we finally come to The Amsterdam Internet Exchange.
The complete can of Amsterdam csists of:
1200
Dam
Dam Square
1275
Toll privileges and city rights
Municipal rights Amsterdam
1421
The city fires
Amsterdam fire of 1421 (and the e in 1452!)
1482
The city walls
The city wall of Amsterdam
1485
The oldest account book
The account book
1596
The Amsterdam house of correcti
The detenti centre
1602
The Dutch East India Company
1609
The exchange bank
The exchange bank
1612
The ring of canals
The ring of canals
1617
The Spanish Brabander
The Spanish Brabander
1631
The Wester church
The Wester tower
De Wester church
1632
Athenaeum Illustre
The ‘illustere school’
1642
The Night watch
Rembrandt of Rijn
1648
Town hall
Town hall Dam Square
1662
The Blaeu firm
Blaeu
1671
High German and Portuguese synagogues
The High German and Portuguese synagogues
1683
The Society of Suriname
The Society of Suriname
1700
Country houses
Country houses
1762
Banking house Hope & Co
Hope & Co
1777
Felix Meritis
Felix Meritis
1808
The Palace dam Square
The royal palace
1828
Algemeen Handelsblad newspaper
Het Algemeen Handelsblad
1838
Artis, the zoo
Artis
1864
Palace for Volksvlijt
Palace for Volksvlijt
1876
North sea canal
The North sea canal
1885
Vdelpark and Museum square
The Vdelpark
1890
Kees de jgen
Theo Thijssen and Kees de jgen
1894
A.N.D.B.
Diamds and the ANDB
1896
Gas- and Water socialism
Gas- and Water socialism
1900
De Pijp
De Pijp
1917
Amsterdam-South
Amsterdam-South
1919
Schiphol airport
Schiphol Airport
1927
Café ‘t Mandje
Café ‘t Mandje
1928
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games
1934
The general expansi plan
The general expansi plan
1934
The Jordaan Insurrecti
The Jordaan Insurrecti
1938
Ships from the North a href=”http://amsterdamtourism.net/shipyard.html”>Ships from the North
1940
Murdering Jews
The persecuti of Amsterdamse Jewry
1945
The Hunger winter
The hunger winter
1950
The Wester tower
The Wester tower
The Wester church
1960
The Red Light District
The Red Light District
1965
Het Lieverdje(The darling, the dear)
Het Lieverdje
1968
The Bijlmermeer
The Bijlmer
1970
Number 14
Johan Cruijff, number 14
2001
The Dappermarkt
Markets
2004
The murder of Theo of Gogh
Theo of Gogh
2008
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The Can of Amsterdam tells its story by way of recalling events. The final analysis that historians and politicians always try portray about Amsterdam is that its always been a very tolerant city. A city that was always taking in those persecuted elsewhere.
What surprises me about the Can is that it fails to menti anything about the Nieuwmarkt riots about the metro, nothing about the riots that took place about the partial demoliti of the Waterlooplein (fleamarket) nothing about building the Stopera (combinati town hall and operahouse) and nothing about the North-South underground as well. There was something about the Dappermarkt, the Blaeu firm and the Suriname club, things that nobody knows or cares about.
In the end we must cclude that the Can of Amsterdam is valuable and that it does ctain informati the citizens of this city should be aware of and that it is of historical value.
Links
To see the various windows (in Dutch) in the Can of Amsterdam: CLICK HERE
For those who wish to see the sequence AT5 broadcasted (in Dutch): CLICK HERE
If you wish to download the elucidati (in Dutch) the Can of Amsterdam: CLICK HERE