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MAGERE BRUG (SKINNY BRIDGE) AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS

The Magere Brug (English: Skinny Bridge) is a bridge over the river Amstel in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat, between the Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. A story told to tourists about the origins of the 1691 version of the bridge is that it was built by two sisters who lived on opposite sides of the Amstel river and wanted to be able to visit one another, every day. In one variant of the story, the sisters were not able to afford a bridge of adequate width or height for general use, so a very narrow bridge was built, hence its name. In another variant, the sisters' last name was Mager (skinny), which gave name to the bridge (rather than its narrowness)[2]. Recent research of city archives revealed the name has its origin in the fact that originally a broad and monumental stone bridge was planned during Amsterdam's prosperous Golden Age, but the 1672 economic setback forced the city council to drastically scale back the plans, and build a basic and simple structure instead. [3] Locals regard the bridge as the most romantic of all in Amsterdam. It is a common site for proposals and lovers' strolls. Additionally, legend says that a kiss between lovers while on this bridge (or passing beneath by boat) ensures that they will be in love forever. The bridge can be seen in a number of films, including the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever, in which the legend of the bridge's being built is told by a boat tour guide. Assen Drenthe Coevorden Emmen Hoogeveen Meppel Flevoland Almere Flevoland Biddinghuizen Emmeloord Lelystad Friesland Bolsward Friesland Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum Gelderland Apeldoorn Gelderland Arnhem Bredevoort Buren Culemborg Dieren Doetinchem Ede Enspijk Gendt Groenlo Harderwijk Hattem Heukelum Huissen Nijkerk Nijmegen Staverden Tiel Ulft Voorst Wageningen Wijchen Winterswijk Zaltbommel Zevenaar Zutphen Groningen Appingedam Groningen Delfzijl Groningen Hoogezand-Sappemeer Stadskanaal Veendam Winschoten Limburg Echt Limburg Geleen Gennep Heerlen Kerkrade Kessel Landgraaf Maastricht Montfort Nieuwstadt Roermond Schin op Geul Sittard Stein Susteren Thorn Vaals Valkenburg Venlo Weert North Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) North Brabant Bergen op Zoom Boxtel Breda Eindhoven Geertruidenberg Geldrop Grave Helmond Heusden Klundert Oosterhout Oss Ravenstein Roosendaal Sint-Oedenrode Tilburg Valkenswaard Veldhoven Waalwijk Willemstad Woudrichem North Holland Alkmaar North Holland Amstelveen Amsterdam Bussum Den Helder Diemen Edam Enkhuizen Haarlem Heerhugowaard Hilversum Hoofddorp Hoorn Laren Medemblik Monnickendam Muiden Naarden Purmerend Schagen Velsen Volendam Weesp Zaanstad Overijssel Almelo Overijssel Blokzijl Deventer Enschede Genemuiden Hasselt Hengelo Kampen Oldenzaal Rijssen Steenwijk Vollenhove Zwolle South Holland Alphen aan den Rijn South Holland Capelle aan den IJssel Delft Dordrecht Gorinchem Gouda The Hague (Den Haag) Leiden Maassluis Rotterdam Schiedam Spijkenisse Vlaardingen Voorburg Zoetermeer Utrecht Amersfoort Utrecht Baarn Bunschoten Eemnes Hagestein Houten Leerdam Montfoort Nieuwegein Oudewater Rhenen Utrecht Veenendaal Vianen Wijk bij Duurstede Woerden IJsselstein Zeist Zeeland Arnemuiden Zeeland Goes Hulst Middelburg Sluis Terneuzen Veere Vlissingen Zierikzee