Cityviews of Utrecht in 1917 in color! [AI enhanced & colorized]

About this film

The City of Utrecht and its annual fair more than a century ago in 1917 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). Utrecht lies central in the province with the same name in The Netherlands. The annual fair, called De Jaarbeurs, is still held every year. Utrecht is and old city and characterized by old canals, similar to those in Amsterdam and Delft. A famous church is the Dom church (built in 1254) which has the highest 112 meter steeple in the country. The tower was separated from the nave during a severe storm in 1674. Originally it was a catholic cathedral but became protestant in 1580. Timeline, thanks to Roland Vossen: 00:00 Tram vanuit Lombok de Smakkelaarsbrug gereden naar de Catherijnebrug richting Vredenburg. 00:20 Gezicht op de noordkant van het Vredenburg, kijkend naar de Lange Viestraat. 00:24 Het Haagsche Koffiehuis (reeds verbouwd tot C&A), met warenhuis "Voorwaarts" van Joh. Schoonhoven. 00:28 Vredenburg, gebouwen van de fruithal en van de korenbeurs, op de voormalige grond van kasteel Vredenburg. 00:32 Gezicht vanaf het hoektorentje van Vredenburg 2, op de hoek met de Drieharingstraat. 00:43 Voor de beide gebouwen zijn houten tentoonstellingsgebo…

Directors & creators

Ricks Film Restoration

Subjects

Utrecht, 1917, The Netherlands, Jaarbeurs, Color, Colorized

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