슬로터플라스 주변 최고의 교통량 없는 자전거 라이딩 코스

Picnic spot with the view

Beautiful cycle paths, good to use as part of the alternative route Halfweg - Amsterdam

It spans the Kloveniersburgwal in Amsterdam and connects the Nieuwe Doelenstraat with the Staalstraat. There has been a bridge here for centuries. Pieter Bast already drew a bridge here on his city map of 1599. This bridge can be seen in the same design on the map of Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode from 1625: A wooden bridge with a movable middle section. In front of the western entrance to the bridge were the Clovereniers Doelen, the namesake of the Nieuwe Doelenstraat and the later hotel. At that time there was still the Svych Toren Utrecht, that tower, called a dwinger, was also the namesake of the Dwingerbrug bridge at the time. To the east of the bridge were city carpentry gardens. The canal over which the bridge lay was then still called the Oude Cingel. The modern history of the bridge begins in September 1875. At that time, the municipality of Amsterdam spent money on replacing the wooden bascule part of the wooden bridge, which was also recorded by Pieter Oosterhuis. That bridge, built for 8,888 guilders, did not last long. In December 1896, a new tender followed. A bridge had to be built, an iron drawbridge and associated works to replace the existing double bascule bridge no. 222. Consultations had to be held with the engineer, head of the main office of Public Works where city architect Adriaan Willem Weissman worked at the time.[1] That bridge had three passages (two approach bridges) and a steel hamei gate. In 1936, shipping had to be partially stopped for a day; work had to be done on the bridge. A few months later, the road surface was replaced; no road traffic could cross the bridge. In 1955, work began to widen the bridge again; the existing bridge was so rusty that it posed a danger to relatively heavy traffic. By opting for an aluminum bridge, approximately 150,000 guilders could be saved. Work on the bridge began on 29 August 1955, when an aluminium bridge deck was installed for the first time in the Netherlands.[2] The bridge was widened from 7.40 to 8.60 metres, and it was estimated that the 13.5 tonne bridge deck was barely heavier than the original (13 tonnes) but five times sturdier. The bridge deck alone weighed 10 tonnes, and the final saving was 130,000 guilders. The bridge had apparently already been overtaken by the time it was completed; there were said to be six such bridges (aluminium spans) spread across the world, but it was named after the metal from which the bridge deck was made. The bridge, although a drawbridge, was taken out of service at the end of the 20th century/beginning of the 21st century. In the 21st century, the bridge is plagued by tourists who hang love locks on it. These relatively heavy locks pose a threat to the relatively light construction of the bridge.

The Herengracht (German: "Herrengraben") is the innermost of the three canals forming part of the Amsterdam Canal Belt, laid out concentrically around the Old Town of Amsterdam. It lies west and south of the medieval city center; its extension across the Amstel River, the Nieuwe Herengracht (German: "New Herengracht"), extends east of the Old Town. The former medieval city moat, the Singel, runs parallel to the Herengracht canal, while the Keizersgracht canal runs outside. The Herengracht was built in two phases, around 1613 and 1664. Among its most famous monuments are the baroque city palaces built in the Gouden Bocht (German: Golden Arch) by some of Amsterdam's wealthiest families. Construction on the Herengracht canal began in 1612 on the initiative of Mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, city architect Hendrick Jacobsz. Staets, and city surveyor Lucas Jansz. Sinck.

A canal tour is a must in Amsterdam :-)

Beautiful city to explore

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is known for its artistic heritage, an extensive canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades that date back to the city's so-called Golden Age in the 17th century. The museum district is home to the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum with works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, and the Stedelijk Museum of modern art. Cycling is part of the city's culture, so the cityscape is characterized by numerous cycle paths.

Travelling around Amsterdam by train is easy and fast. The city has nine train stations spread across the different districts of Amsterdam. Amsterdam Central Station: 10 minutes walk from Dam Square and Nieuwmarkt. Behind the Central Station: take the free ferries to Amsterdam Noord (Amsterdam North).