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 Pont Alexandre III.
The stone bridge has three openings for ships and is richly decorated. The bases are formed like ships' bows and on top columns with leaf-motifs, masks and finally the Imperial Crown of Austria, as also present in the city's coat of arms. Also the lantern poles have shipping decorations and the lanterns themselves are again in the shape of crowns. The bridge carries a road which is also used by the tramway.
In culture
The title of A. F. Th. van der Heijden's controversial 1983 novel De Slag om de Blauwbrug refers to this bridge.
Gallery
The Blauwbrug before 1883
The Blauwbrug in circa 1905
Monumental lantern with Imperial crown on the Blauwbrug
South side of the Blauwbrug seen from the Amstel
Riot on the Blauwbrug in 1980
Close-up of Imperial crown lanterns on the Blauwbrug in 2014
View of the Amstel from the Blauwbrug in 2017
External links
Media related to Brug 236, Blauwbrug at Wikimedia Commons
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blauwbrug, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2020, learn, when, remove, thi. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blauwbrug news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Blauwbrug English Blue bridge is a historic bridge in Amsterdam Netherlands over the river Amstel It connects the Rembrandtplein area with the Waterlooplein area and lies south to the Stopera BlauwbrugThe Blauwbrug in 2005Coordinates52 21 59 N 4 54 03 E 52 3663 N 4 9009 E 52 3663 4 9009 Coordinates 52 21 59 N 4 54 03 E 52 3663 N 4 9009 E 52 3663 4 9009CrossesAmstelLocaleAmsterdam NetherlandsLocationThe 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 Pont Alexandre III The stone bridge has three openings for ships and is richly decorated The bases are formed like ships bows and on top columns with leaf motifs masks and finally the Imperial Crown of Austria as also present in the city s coat of arms Also the lantern poles have shipping decorations and the lanterns themselves are again in the shape of crowns The bridge carries a road which is also used by the tramway In culture EditThe title of A F Th van der Heijden s controversial 1983 novel De Slag om de Blauwbrug refers to this bridge Gallery Edit The Blauwbrug before 1883 The Blauwbrug in circa 1905 Monumental lantern with Imperial crown on the Blauwbrug South side of the Blauwbrug seen from the Amstel Riot on the Blauwbrug in 1980 Close up of Imperial crown lanterns on the Blauwbrug in 2014 View of the Amstel from the Blauwbrug in 2017External links Edit Media related to Brug 236 Blauwbrug at Wikimedia Commons This article about a bridge in the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blauwbrug amp oldid 1132792573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
