picture perfect canals. to stick masterpieces and economic prosperity all symbols of the dutch golden age. in the seventeenth century amsterdam population rapidly expanded as the netherlands mabel and mercantile power soared to new heights new affluent districts emerged and three new canals were laid out the prince in crisis and having arc for which the city s famous today. the newer experientialism the more recent expansions were usually the places where the most affluent people would move to because then it had become too crowded into into 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 sixty seventy one for a wealthy merchant. behind a spacious home there s a garden in coachman s house