naval and mercantile power soared to new heights new affluent districts emerged and three new canals were laid out the prince and kaiser and herring ark for which the city's famous today. the newer expansions the more recent expansions were usually the places where the most affluent people moved to because then it had become too crowded in the end all the parts of the city and the new parts obviously gave the possibilities to build on a grander scale like this elegant house built in sixteen some two one for a wealthy merchant. behind a spacious home there's a garden and coachman's house a typical set up back then to ensure overcome first destroyed by a prosperous merchant and his family in one thousand nine hundred four the house was acquired by a powerful merchant family the van loons. they were involved in the international