vrijdag 28 februari 2014

Red Carpet

The "Red Carpet" is a project of the city of Amsterdam to make up a new facility to provide , after the construction of the subway tunnels for the North / South line,  the streets which now often cluttered streets are cleaned .The first part of this project concerns the Damrak , Rokin , Vijzelstraat and Vijzelgracht .
The name Red Carpet was motivated partly by having , for example by use of color over the entire length of the entire process recognizable intention red tint would be used . However, the District Centre in the autumn of 2012, after evaluation and testing with various types of surfaces, decided to make the pedestrian zone gray. An important argument was that the "anthracite" variant had to be most "stiletto-proof".
After years of setback and delays the work has started now at the Damrak, as you can see the carpet is still far away. When it is finished I will put on my stiletto's and have a try.
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  1. This is Belgium28 februari 2014 om 11:49

    ben benieuwd!

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  2. Andy28 februari 2014 om 12:03

    You are not alone. Construction similar to this is also going on here.

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  3. Revrunner28 februari 2014 om 12:22

    Amazing! Construction delayed and millions of dollars lost because of . . . women's heels. Only in Amsterdam. :-)

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    1. Revrunner28 februari 2014 om 12:25

      Er, make that millions of euros. Or maybe its millions of dollars and only thousands of euros, considering the current exchange. :-)

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  4. Janey and Co.28 februari 2014 om 13:47

    Next time there I am going to pay more attention to the type of shoes being worn. Very interesting.

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  5. Kate28 februari 2014 om 15:04

    Stilettos?! You are a brave woman!

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  6. PerthDailyPhoto28 februari 2014 om 17:14

    Seriously Marianne.. you HAVE to put that shot up when you're testing it out with your stilettos :)

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  7. John @ Beans and I on the Loose28 februari 2014 om 17:17

    I couldn't of said it any better than did Revrunner. I'll be anxiously awaiting photos of you putting it to the test.

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  8. Marleen28 februari 2014 om 20:15

    Voordat het geschikt is voor jouw stiletto's is er nog heel wat werk te doen daar zo te zien. Ik ben benieuwd! ;)

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  9. Rick28 februari 2014 om 21:56

    Weer een stel mooie fotos, Marianne - vooral van al die dieren in de dierentuin.

    Subways in Amsterdam ?? Are they underwater or underground ? Bring your snorkel. ;>)

    Fijn weekend.

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    1. biebkriebels1 maart 2014 om 10:59

      Both underwater and underground, it has been a huge operation for years, which has cost millions and a city centre upside down and even houses that threatened to fall apart.

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  10. Red1 maart 2014 om 02:29

    It seems to be a rather weak decision to base it on the fickle styles of a specific time.

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  11. orvokki1 maart 2014 om 14:52

    We will also include a new subway line. It sometimes comes close to my home.
    I love this photo :)

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