The Iron Century — Season 1, Episode 7: Amsterdam, a rotten town
45 min • 1 season, 13 episodes
Episode synopsis
In the early 19th century Amsterdam was a poor and filthy city. Doctor Samuel Sarphati could no longer bear to see his patients die and devised ambitious plans to clean up the city and give Amsterdam style and grandeur.
About The Iron Century
In 13 episodes presenter Hans Goedkoop takes us back to the 19th century, in which a country came to be which we still know today - the start of the modern Netherlands.