1312 ? Turn diagonally right at the monument commemorating Mayor Tellegen and walk down the street. Take the first turning left, through the gate. You are now in Coöperatiehof. (12) Coöperatiehof Though it does not form part of the Dage raadcomplex, Coöperatiehof was also de signed by P. L. Kramer. On the left was the public library. The plaque above the door shows you the reading room's charitable cause. The row of books with the key to wisdom beneath it and a snake winding its body round the tree of knowledge represent the emancipation and enlightenment of the working classes. The tall clock on the read ing room's roof symbolises the labourers' intellectual uplifting. ? Leave Coöperatiehof via the other gate and turn right into Burgemeester Tellegen- straat. Continue down the street and you will pass Henrick de Keijserplein. Turn left at the corner of the square, into Karel du Jardinstraat. At the end of the street you will reach Van der Helstplein. (13) You are now entering Oude Pijp the old part of De Pijp. You can clearly make out the boundary between the old and new parts in Van der Helstplein. The wall on your right looking from Karel du Jardinstraat is a fine example of the new buildings, while the part of Tweede van der Helststraat to the north of the square is characterised by smallscale development projects with buildings of vary ing heights and wall details. ? From Van der Helstplein you now walk along Tweede van der Helststraat down to Ceintuurbaan. Cross over Ceintuurbaan and continue along the street for a short ernment wanted the train station to lie along the IJ. The park that was created at the site of the intended station was designed by the same Van Niftrik in the 18thcentury English landscape style. Being based on the exciting, unexpected aspects of free nature, this style was a marked departure from traditional French parks with their geometri cal and symmetrical shapes and outlines. The intention was for visitors to be drawn from one part of the park to another by the varying lines of sight. The park was officially opened to the public in 1886. Today it is a haven of tranquillity for De Pijp's occupants, who like to come here for a few hours' relaxation on fine summer days. distance until you come to the park. Turn right into Sarphatipark and walk through the park to the monument commemorating Samuel Sarphati. (14) A haven of tranquillity The Ceintuurbaan owes its name (a ceintuur is a belt) to the fact that it was originally intended to form part of a ring road around the town. It is aligned with beautiful monumental hanging planetrees. If things had turned out only slightly differently, the place where you are now stand ing would have been more or less the centre of town. From the mid19th century onwards vari ous plans were set up for Amsterdam's urban expansion. According to one of those plans, drawn up by the town engineer J.G. van Niftrik in 1867, residential blocks were to be built in the northern part of De Pijp while the southern part, which was then still the municipality of Nieuwer Amstel, was to accommodate more expensive, exclusive properties. Amsterdam's Central Sta tion was to lie between the two, in the area of what is now Sarphatipark. The town government was all in favour of the plan, but the Dutch gov ? Walk down P. L. Takstraat to the monument commemorating Mayor Tellegen. (11) Seen from the monument, the two towering residential blocks along this side of P. L. Tak straat are real eyecatchers. With their cylin drical shape, the buildings look rather like hinges, holding the other buildings in P. L. Takstraat in place. The buildings have also been likened to an altar that can be folded out, and even to a waterfall. On your right you see a sculpture of an eagle, which represents the labourers' emerging selfconfi dence. The labourer himself is represented on the left. At the corners were originally areas for shops where the labourers could buy their daily necessities. Those areas are now in use as residences and studios. Turn round and you'll see a monument com memorating Jan Willem Cornelis Tellegen. He was the mayor of Amsterdam from 1915 until 1921, and together with alderman Wibaut he was the driving force behind this largescale public housing project. In 't Blauw Beneath the monumental trees in Van der Helstplein you see a remarkable work of art called In 't Blauw (In blue). The work, which was made by Annelies Dijkman, consists of an ellipse of blue concrete blocks inside which are rand- omly arranged spotlights. The ellipse forms a marked contrast with the stark linear lines of the square. With this work the artist aimed to draw the sky and stars down to earth so as to lighten the heaviness of the square. In the daytime the blue ellipse is a prominent feature; people use it as a landmark to meet one another. In the evening the work creates a twinkling star- spangled sky on the ground. Traditional crafts In De Pijp you still find many enterprises specialising in traditional crafts. A fine example is the upholsterer opposite the western entrance to Sarphatipark. There's also a shop specialising in stained glass, a billiards factory, a few furniture makers, metalworkers and antiques and furniture restorers. Consult the http://ambachten-depijp.nl website to find a survey of all the enterprises and their addresses. Sarphatipark (Gabriele Mer olli).
1312 ? Turn diagonally right at the monument commemorating Mayor Tellegen and walk down the street. Take the first turning left, through the gate. You are now in Coöperatiehof. (12) Coöperatiehof Though it does not form part of the Dage raadcomplex, Coöperatiehof was also de signed by P. L. Kramer. On the left was the public library. The plaque above the door shows you the reading room's charitable cause. The row of books with the key to wisdom beneath it and a snake winding its body round the tree of knowledge represent the emancipation and enlightenment of the working classes. The tall clock on the read ing room's roof symbolises the labourers' intellectual uplifting. ? Leave Coöperatiehof via the other gate and turn right into Burgemeester Tellegen- straat. Continue down the street and you will pass Henrick de Keijserplein. Turn left at the corner of the square, into Karel du Jardinstraat. At the end of the street you will reach Van der Helstplein. (13) You are now entering Oude Pijp the old part of De Pijp. You can clearly make out the boundary between the old and new parts in Van der Helstplein. The wall on your right looking from Karel du Jardinstraat is a fine example of the new buildings, while the part of Tweede van der Helststraat to the north of the square is characterised by smallscale development projects with buildings of vary ing heights and wall details. ? From Van der Helstplein you now walk along Tweede van der Helststraat down to Ceintuurbaan. Cross over Ceintuurbaan and continue along the street for a short ernment wanted the train station to lie along the IJ. The park that was created at the site of the intended station was designed by the same Van Niftrik in the 18thcentury English landscape style. Being based on the exciting, unexpected aspects of free nature, this style was a marked departure from traditional French parks with their geometri cal and symmetrical shapes and outlines. The intention was for visitors to be drawn from one part of the park to another by the varying lines of sight. The park was officially opened to the public in 1886. Today it is a haven of tranquillity for De Pijp's occupants, who like to come here for a few hours' relaxation on fine summer days. distance until you come to the park. Turn right into Sarphatipark and walk through the park to the monument commemorating Samuel Sarphati. (14) A haven of tranquillity The Ceintuurbaan owes its name (a ceintuur is a belt) to the fact that it was originally intended to form part of a ring road around the town. It is aligned with beautiful monumental hanging planetrees. If things had turned out only slightly differently, the place where you are now stand ing would have been more or less the centre of town. From the mid19th century onwards vari ous plans were set up for Amsterdam's urban expansion. According to one of those plans, drawn up by the town engineer J.G. van Niftrik in 1867, residential blocks were to be built in the northern part of De Pijp while the southern part, which was then still the municipality of Nieuwer Amstel, was to accommodate more expensive, exclusive properties. Amsterdam's Central Sta tion was to lie between the two, in the area of what is now Sarphatipark. The town government was all in favour of the plan, but the Dutch gov ? Walk down P. L. Takstraat to the monument commemorating Mayor Tellegen. (11) Seen from the monument, the two towering residential blocks along this side of P. L. Tak straat are real eyecatchers. With their cylin drical shape, the buildings look rather like hinges, holding the other buildings in P. L. Takstraat in place. The buildings have also been likened to an altar that can be folded out, and even to a waterfall. On your right you see a sculpture of an eagle, which represents the labourers' emerging selfconfi dence. The labourer himself is represented on the left. At the corners were originally areas for shops where the labourers could buy their daily necessities. Those areas are now in use as residences and studios. Turn round and you'll see a monument com memorating Jan Willem Cornelis Tellegen. He was the mayor of Amsterdam from 1915 until 1921, and together with alderman Wibaut he was the driving force behind this largescale public housing project. In 't Blauw Beneath the monumental trees in Van der Helstplein you see a remarkable work of art called In 't Blauw (In blue). The work, which was made by Annelies Dijkman, consists of an ellipse of blue concrete blocks inside which are rand- omly arranged spotlights. The ellipse forms a marked contrast with the stark linear lines of the square. With this work the artist aimed to draw the sky and stars down to earth so as to lighten the heaviness of the square. In the daytime the blue ellipse is a prominent feature; people use it as a landmark to meet one another. In the evening the work creates a twinkling star- spangled sky on the ground. Traditional crafts In De Pijp you still find many enterprises specialising in traditional crafts. A fine example is the upholsterer opposite the western entrance to Sarphatipark. There's also a shop specialising in stained glass, a billiards factory, a few furniture makers, metalworkers and antiques and furniture restorers. Consult the http://ambachten-depijp.nl website to find a survey of all the enterprises and their addresses. Sarphatipark (Gabriele Mer olli).
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