IJ Pano… the birds-eye view version
This is the IJ (pronounced as 'ay' or 'eye') and sometimes shown on old maps as Y or Ye. The IJ, formerly a bay, is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront. This is where, during Amsterdam’s Golden Age, each day hundreds of cargo sail ships arrived. Nowadays the river features a never-ending parade with anything from tiny dinghies to huge Oasis class cruise ships, from expensive yachts to priceless tall ships, and from glass-topped canal tour boats to cargo ships.
On the other side is Amsterdam-North. Once a place where no true 'Amsterdammer' would want to be caught dead or alive, it’s now a sought-after district with a great mixture of cultural hotspots, nature areas, incorporated villages and modern urban developments. Tourists and locals use the free ferries to cross the IJ.
Often overlooked by travel guides, there’s a wealth of entertainment to be found on and around the IJ. The banks of the IJ host many attractions, such as a famous creative community at a former ship yard (NDSM), a growing number of unique restaurants, the renowned EYE Film Museum, the THT/Tolhuistuin next to the former Shell HQ (the tall building next door) which was recently transformed into a multi-functional cultural destination, and last but not least the music venue Bimhuis.
The name "IJ" is an obsolete old Dutch word meaning "water", derived from the West Frisian word "ie" meaning stream, small river and is combined with Dutch Aa/Ee names for bodies of water. The name consists of the digraph ij, which behaves like a single letter. Subsequently, both the "I" and "J" are capitalized.
Earlier this year I uploaded a pano made at 0 NAP (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum or in Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil). So, this birds-eye view version is a nice addition to that image.
IJ Pano… the birds-eye view version
This is the IJ (pronounced as 'ay' or 'eye') and sometimes shown on old maps as Y or Ye. The IJ, formerly a bay, is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront. This is where, during Amsterdam’s Golden Age, each day hundreds of cargo sail ships arrived. Nowadays the river features a never-ending parade with anything from tiny dinghies to huge Oasis class cruise ships, from expensive yachts to priceless tall ships, and from glass-topped canal tour boats to cargo ships.
On the other side is Amsterdam-North. Once a place where no true 'Amsterdammer' would want to be caught dead or alive, it’s now a sought-after district with a great mixture of cultural hotspots, nature areas, incorporated villages and modern urban developments. Tourists and locals use the free ferries to cross the IJ.
Often overlooked by travel guides, there’s a wealth of entertainment to be found on and around the IJ. The banks of the IJ host many attractions, such as a famous creative community at a former ship yard (NDSM), a growing number of unique restaurants, the renowned EYE Film Museum, the THT/Tolhuistuin next to the former Shell HQ (the tall building next door) which was recently transformed into a multi-functional cultural destination, and last but not least the music venue Bimhuis.
The name "IJ" is an obsolete old Dutch word meaning "water", derived from the West Frisian word "ie" meaning stream, small river and is combined with Dutch Aa/Ee names for bodies of water. The name consists of the digraph ij, which behaves like a single letter. Subsequently, both the "I" and "J" are capitalized.
Earlier this year I uploaded a pano made at 0 NAP (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum or in Dutch Normaal Amsterdams Peil). So, this birds-eye view version is a nice addition to that image.