This black and white photograph is organized into three horizontal layers. A row of parked bicycles sits at the very bottom, forming a dark, detailed base along the water's edge. Above them, a row of narrow, multi-story buildings stretches across the middle of the frame. The top half of the image is dominated by a light sky filled with thin, wispy clouds. Large, dark capital letters are placed over the sky and the roofs, spelling out the city's name in a three-row block.

The tones in the image range from the bright white of the clouds to the deep black of the shadows and the superimposed text. While the buildings and bicycles provide a dense, busy middle and foreground, the wide expanse of the sky creates a sense of openness. The thin lines of the bicycle wheels and the rectangular shapes of the windows repeat across the lower half of the composition, contrasting with the bold, solid lines of the lettering above.

This piece belongs to a series featuring the Singel canal and its floating flower market. While this version uses a clean black and white finish with bold text, other works in the series present the same cityscape in an urban vintage style.