Spectacular and rare images of the capital city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands almost a century ago in full-HD and in color! Must watch!!!
The film begins with stunning aerial views of old Amsterdam. Thereafter the film shows most of the famous spots like De Dam, the Palace on the Dam, The Nieuwe Kerk, unique views of Het Kolkje, The Nicolaas Kerk, characteristic old Markets, The Jordaan quarters, The Westertoren, Canals, The beautiful Central Station, The Rijksmuseum and much more!
This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, straightened, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized by means of sophistiated contemporary video software. It is accompanied by beautiful music, characteristic of the style for which this channel has become known all over the World.
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Timeline (please help to improve this!):
00:00 Aerial view outskirts of Amsterdam: Stadionbuurt
00:16 Rivierenbuurt and Amstelkanaal, looking in Easterly direction
00:21 Aerial view old city center: Leidseplein and Leidsestraat
00:33 View on Leidseplein and Leidsestraat
00:41 View on Koningsplein and start of Leidsestraat
00:48 The Palace on De Dam and Nieuwe Kerk to the right
00:58 Ditto, from a different angle
01:11 Ditto seen from the back
01:17 Street (?) with Zuiderkerktoren
01:25 Standing on the Armbrug, filming towards the Zeedijk and Oudezijds Kolk
01:29 The skinny bridge ("magere brug") over the river Amstel
01:34 Zuiderkerk seen from the Groenburgwal
01:49 "Het Kolkje" with the dome of the Nicolaas Kerk
01:53 An early tourist boat at "Het Kolkje" (Oudezijds Kolk)
01:59 The Bloemen Singel with many flower stores and the Munttoren
02:06 De Munttoren
02:11 View on the river Amstel behind the bridge, seen from Nieuwe Prinsengracht
02:14 Building De Amstelhof, currently the Hermitage museum
02:16 Many cyclists at Leidseplein as seen from Leidsekade
02:27 New residential building at Mercatorplein
02:32 ?
02:36 The Palace on De Dam
02:55 Nieuwe Kerk on the right
03:18 Corner of the Damrak near Central Station square
03:30 Victoria Hotel
03:38 Trams in the foreground and steam trains in the background
04:03 Same building as seen from the water
04:11 Mooring quays along the Damrak
04:20 Amsterdam Central Station (designed by Kuyper)
04:26 Looking from the Dam over the Damrak towards the Central Station
04:32 Clock tower of the stock exchange (Beurs van Berlage)
04:40 The Rijksmuseum (houses Rembrandt's Nightwatch)
04:55 Montelbaanstoren
05:04 Zuiderkerk seen from Groenburgwal
05:12 Typical Amsterdam warehouses
05:30 Oudezijds Voorburgwal 249: "Huis aan de drie grachten"
05:42 Middle age "Poortje"
05:49 Het Spinhuis, Spinhuissteeg 1
06:00 Poort burgerweeshuis
06:03 Stadsbank van Leningen, Enge Lombardsteeg
06:09 Stadsbank van Leningen, Oudezijds Voorburgwal
06:20 Oudemanhuispoort
06:25 Korenmetershuisje aan de Nieuwezijds Kolk
06:37 ?
06:49 Backside of Zeedijk as seen from Oudezijds Voorburgwal
07:01 Grimnessesluis
07:17 Oudekerk seen from Sint Annendwarsstraat
07:29 Accijnshuis at the Oudebrugsteeg
07:43 ? straat
07:53 ? straat
08:06 Enge Kerksteeg met zicht op Oude Kerk
08:17 Street vendor selling ?
08:26 ?
08:30 Old men enjoying Amsterdam life
08:42 Sharing a sack of (probably) pipe tobacco
08:46 Pickles vendor
08:54 Local green grocer waiting for customers
08:58 The End
The great music is by American composer and pianist Johannes Bornlof.
Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.