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The central section of the Magere Brug is a bascule bridge made of white-painted wood. The present bridge was built in 1934. The first bridge at this site was built in 1691 as Kerkstraatbrug and had 13 arches. Because this bridge was very narrow, the locals called it magere brug, which literally means "skinny bridge". In 1871 the state of the ...
The bridge owes its name to a wooden "blue bridge" that was there from around 1600 but no longer exists and which was painted the characteristic blue of the Dutch flag. It kept the name after 1883 when it was replaced by the spans of a new bridge which is inspired by the architecture of several of the bridges over the Seine in Paris such as ...
The Berlagebrug (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrlaːɣəˌbrʏx]; English: Berlage Bridge) is a bascule bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The bridge was commissioned by the Amsterdam municipality [2] and designed by engineer Cornelis Biemond [] (1899-1980) and architect Hendrikus Petrus Berlage (1856–1934); it was named after the latter.
Netflix has a fantastic collection of documentaries or docuseries, from gripping true-crime tales to eye-opening environmental exposés to intimate looks into the lives of your favorite musical ...
Nothing makes me cry like a good documentary.There's a new one on Netflix, titled Daughters, that features a father-daughter dance between young girls and their incarcerated loved ones.The film ...
Netflix is an American global Internet streaming-on-demand media provider that has distributed a number of original streaming television shows, including original series, specials, miniseries, and documentaries and films. Netflix's original productions also include continuations of canceled series from other networks, as well as licensing or co ...
Netflix's new documentary explains how "Bitcoin's Bonnie & Clyde" stole $4.5 billion worth of bitcoin.
De brug (The bridge) is a 1928 Dutch documentary silent short film directed by Joris Ivens. This silent film explores the then-newly constructed Koningshaven Bridge in Rotterdam, an elevator railway bridge. The film looks at its structure, mechanisms, complex actions, and the steam-powered trains and ships crossing it.