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| An Amsterdammertje is a “a knee-high, phallic-shaped post. | ||
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An Amsterdammertje is the typical red-brown steel bollard that is used to separate the sidewalk from the street in Amsterdam. Amsterdammertje means literally 'little one from Amsterdam' in Dutch. The bollards have the three Saint Andrew's Crosses from the coat of arms of Amsterdam. |
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| Around 1800, more and more individual people in Amsterdam started to use bollards to protect the sidewalk in front of their houses. These bollards were made of metal, stone, or wood. | ||
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| In the late 19th century the first cast iron bollards were made. From 1915 onwards there was a standard bollard of 70 kg cast iron with three Saint Andrew's Crosses from the coat of arms of Amsterdam. This bollard already looked like the modern Amsterdammertje, although, amongst other differences, it was thinner and heavier. | ||
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| From 1972 the Amsterdammertjes were no longer made from the expensive and heavy cast iron, but from plates of steel, approximately 1.35 m high and only weighing 20 kg. This type is currently used in the city of Amsterdam;. In 1984, there were approximately 100,000 Amsterdammertjes | ||
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| The Amsterdammertje has become a symbol for Amsterdam and they can be seen both in the streets and in the sea of Amsterdam. | ||
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