Visit Amsterdam's newest canals on Java Island. Since 1995 four narrow canals, Brantasgracht, Lamonggracht, Majanggracht and Seranggracht, crisscross this island. The houses that were built along these canals are quite extraordinary. Some seem to be built higgledy-piggledy.UNIQUE
Nineteen young and promising architects, including René van Zuuk and Bjarne Mastenbroek, designed the houses. They were commissioned to create a unique concept for contemporary Amsterdam canal houses. The only thing their designs have in common is that each building is 4.5 meters wide and four to five stories high. As unique and interesting as the houses, are the nine bridges across the canals for cyclists and pedestrians. Artist duo Guy Rombours and Monika Droste designed them. They have created veritable works of art.
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