At the end of the 16th century, merchants from Amsterdam embark on a perilous journey to Asia in order to search for spices; Amsterdam is enriched and creates the bases of liberal capitalism; London is a developing trading center.
In 1664, the English seized New Amsterdam and renamed it New York; two years later, London was devastated by a fire; the city takes the opportunity to modernize.
In the 19th century, the face of Manhattan radically changed with massive immigration and economic growth; London saw a great change with the arrival of the metro and of the pavilion of the Universal Exhibition in 1851.
After 1900, London and New York compete in urban excess; the American metropolis saw the birth of many tall, steel buildings with elevators; she invented a horizon with her skyscrapers, including the Woolworth Building in 1913.
Frédéric Wilner
Director
