(Video) Clever animation shows how Amsterdam’s canals developed

Amsterdam’s city archives have released an animated film showing how the canal rings developed in close detail.

The video covers the city’s glory years from 1600 to 1700, when the population rose from 50,000 to 200,000.

 

 

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