The more than hundred kilometer of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North". The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west [1][2][3][4] The three main canals Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht, dug in the 17th century, during the Dutch Golden Age, form a concentric belt around the city, known as the grachtengordel. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" This article focuses on social and cultural history For political events see History of the Netherlands and Dutch Revolt (1568–1648 Alongside the main canals are 1550 monumental buildings. A monument is a structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past [5]
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History
Much of the Amsterdam canal system is the successful outcome of city planning. In the early part of the 17th century, with immigration at a height, a comprehensive plan was put together, calling for four main, concentric half-circles of canals with their ends resting on de IJ bay. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The IJ (sometimes shown on old Maps as " Y " or " Ye " is a River, formerly a Bay, in the Dutch Known as the "grachtengordel",[6] three of the canals are mostly for residential development (Herengracht or ‘’Gentleman's Canal’’; Keizersgracht or ‘’Emperor's Canal’’; and Prinsengracht or ‘’Prince's Canal’’), and a fourth, outer canal, the present Nassau/Stadhouderskade, for purposes of defense and water management. The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North" The plan also envisaged interconnecting canals along radii; a set of parallel canals in the Jordaan quarter (primarily for the transportation of goods, for example, beer); the conversion of an existing, inner perimeter canal (Singel) from a defensive purpose to residential and commercial development; and more than one hundred bridges. The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The defensive purpose of the Nassau/Stadhouderskade was served by moat and earthen dikes, with gates at transit points but otherwise no masonry superstructures. A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline [7]
Construction proceeded from west to east, across the breadth of the lay-out, like a gigantic windshield wiper as the historian Geert Mak calls it – not from the center outwards as a popular myth has it. Geert Ludzer Mak (born 4 december 1946 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch Journalist and Historian. Construction of the north-western sector was started in 1613 and was finished around 1625. After 1664, building in the southern sector was started, although slowly because of an economic depression. The eastern part of the concentric canal plan, covering the area between the Amstel river and the IJ bay, was not implemented for a long time. The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. In the following centuries, the land went mostly for park, the Botanical garden, old age homes, theaters and other public facilities – and for waterways without much plan. Hortus Botanicus is a Botanical garden in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [8] Several parts of the city and of the urban area are polders, recognisable by their postfix -meer meaning 'lake', such as Aalsmeer, Bijlmermeer, Haarlemmermeer, and Watergraafsmeer. A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity meaning it has no connection with Aalsmeer ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Bijlmermeer (bɛilməʁmeːʁ or colloquially Bijlmer ( is one of the neighborhoods that form the Amsterdam Zuidoost ('Amsterdam South-East' borough (or Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Watergraafsmeer is a Polder in The Netherlands. It was reclaimed in 1629
Notable canals in the Canal Belt
Inward to outward, the canals are as follows:
Singel
The Singel encircled the city in the Middle Ages. See also Canals of Amsterdam | |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |} The Singel is a canal in Amsterdam which encircled the city in the Middle Ages. It served as a moat around the city from 1480 until 1585, when Amsterdam expanded beyond the Singel. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of The canal runs from the IJ bay, near Central Station, to the Muntplein square, where it meets the Amstel river. The IJ (sometimes shown on old Maps as " Y " or " Ye " is a River, formerly a Bay, in the Dutch Amsterdam Centraal (Asd is the Central station of Amsterdam. It is one of the main railway nodes of the Netherlands and is used by approximately 150000 The Muntplein (literally "mint square" is a square in the centre of Amsterdam. The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. It is now the inner-most canal in Amsterdam's semicircular ring of canals. The canal should not be confused with the Singelgracht canal, which became the outer limit of the city during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th Century. This article focuses on social and cultural history For political events see History of the Netherlands and Dutch Revolt (1568–1648 As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar
Herengracht
The Herengracht (Gentleman's Canal) is is the first and the most elegant of the three major canals in the city centre of Amsterdam. The most fashionable part is called the Golden Bend, with many double wide mansions, inner gardens and coach houses on the Keizersgracht. ||-||}The Gouden Bocht ("Golden Bend" is the most prestigious part of Herengracht in Amsterdam, between Leidsestraat and Vijzelstraat [9]
Keizersgracht
The Keizersgracht (literal English translation: Emperor's Canal) is the second and the widest of the three major canals in the city centre of Amsterdam, in between the Herengracht and the Prinsengracht. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States It is named after Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Prinsengracht
The Prinsengracht (Prince's Canal) is the fourth and the longest of the main canals in Amsterdam. Most of the canal houses along it were built during the Dutch Golden Age of the United Provinces. This article focuses on social and cultural history For political events see History of the Netherlands and Dutch Revolt (1568–1648 "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The bridges over this canal don't connect with the streets in the Jordaan. The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
Interesting sights along the Prinsengracht include the Noorderkerk (Northern Church), the Noordermarkt (Northern Market), the Anne Frank House, the Westerkerk (Western Church, Amsterdam's tallest church) with the Homomonument (Gay Monument). The Noorderkerk ("northern church" is a 17th century Protestant church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Noordermarkt ("Northern Market" is a square in the Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a Museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist The Westerkerk ("western church" is a Protestant church in Amsterdam, built in 1620 - 1631 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser The Homomonument is a Memorial in the centre of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.
Other notable canals
Zwanenburgwal
The Zwanenburgwal is a canal and street in the center of Amsterdam. See also Canals of Amsterdam The Zwanenburgwal is a canal and street in the center of Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The painter Rembrandt and philosopher Spinoza lived here. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15 1606 &ndash October 4 1669 was a Dutch painter and etcher. Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Bento de Espinosa Benedictus de Spinoza ( November 24, 1632 – February 21, In 2006 it was voted one of the most beautiful streets in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool, a local daily newspaper. Het Parool is an Amsterdam -based daily newspaper It was founded as a resistance paper during World War II (the name means "The Password [10]
The Zwanenburgwal flows from the Sint Antoniessluis sluice gate (between the streets Sint Antoniesbreestraat and Jodenbreestraat) to the Amstel river. A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate ||-||}The Sint Antoniesbreestraat ("St Anthony's Broad Street" is a street in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Jodenbreestraat ("Jewish Broad Street" is a street in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The canal was originally named Verversgracht ("dyers' canal"), after the textile industry that once dominated this part of town. Dyed textiles were hung to dry along the canal.
Brouwersgracht
The Brouwersgracht is a canal in the city centre of Amsterdam and is part of the canal belt connecting the Singel, Herengracht, Keizergracht and Prinsengracht and marks the northern border of the canal belt. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Brouwersgracht was voted the most beautiful street in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool, a local daily newspaper. Het Parool is an Amsterdam -based daily newspaper It was founded as a resistance paper during World War II (the name means "The Password
Kloveniersburgwal
The Kloveniersburgwal is a canal running south from Nieuwmarkt to the river Amstel on the edge of the medieval city. Nieuwmarkt ("New market" is a square in the centre of the Dutch capital Amsterdam. The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The east side became populated in the 17th century and has a few rich mansions: like the Trippenhuis, now housing the KNAW. The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (In Dutch Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated KNAW) is an Organisation The Kloveniersburgwal was popular with administrators at the Dutch East India Company, being close to its nerve center on Oude Hoogstraat and its warehouse. The Dutch East India Company ( Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally "United East Indian In one of these buildings a youth hostel is located. Hostels provide budget-oriented accommodation where guests can rent a bed, sometimes a Bunk bed in a Dormitory and share a bathroom
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