Photographic film (1950-2000) Harold Strak, Department of Archaeology, Monuments and Archaeology (MenA), City of Amsterdam
IN AMSTERDAM, an ambitious construction project has opened a unique window into the history of the city.
This coastal area has been inhabited since the Neolithic era, but the city as it stands today grew from a trading post established 800 years ago on the shores of the Amstel river.
In 2003, work began on a metro line running along the city’s north-south axis, connecting its two halves, which are separated by a body of water known as the IJ. As the 7-kilometre long tunnel…
