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AMSTERDAM The
historical centre of Amsterdam is one of the biggest of the world. The
canal belt dating from the 17th century represents the economical and
cultural position of Amsterdam at that period. Two centuries later city
was extended again (for example with the district of de Pijp), which,
nevertheless, did not help changing the fundamental housing problems
substantially. The desolate conditions on the housing market lead to
the first housing law at the end of the 19th century. It was applied
for the first time at a huge scale on the Urban Extension Plan South
(Uitbreidingsplan Zuid) by Berlage. The buildings within this scheme
have been designed by architects of the Amsterdam School such as Pieter
Lodewijk Kramer and Michel de Klerk.
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