The Brouwersgracht is a canal in

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that connects the

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with the

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. The canal marks the northwestern border of the

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(canal belt). Between the

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and the Singelgracht the Brouwersgracht forms the northern border of the Jordaan neighborhood. The house numbers of the

Lijnbaansgracht Lijnbaansgracht () is a partly filled-in canal in Amsterdam which bends beyond the boundary of the center, Amsterdam-Centrum. The canal runs parallel to the Singelgracht, between the Brouwersgracht and the Reguliersgracht. History The Lijnbaa ...

, the

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, the

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and the Singel start to count from the Brouwersgracht. The Herenmarkt is located between Brouwersgracht no. 62 and no. 68, near the West-Indisch Huis (West Indies House). In 2007 Brouwersgracht was voted the most beautiful street in Amsterdam by readers of ''Het Parool'' out of 150 nominations.Het Parool - Mooiste Amsterdams straat
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History

The canal took its name in 1594 from the many beer breweries that were to be found in this neighborhood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Starting in 1612 the canal belt was dug in southern direction from the Brouwersgracht. From 1782, the last Amsterdam distillery of gin and liqueurs was located on the Brouwersgracht at the Driehoekstraat : De Ooievaar. Most warehouses, built for the storage of goods, have been converted into residential houses.

Architecture

*Well-known examples of functional warehouses with their large shutters include Brouwersgracht 196-188 with 'De Appel', 'Grouwe Valk', 'Groene Valk', ' David' and 'Koning David' and 'Spitsbergen' warehouses at nr. 204, "The Little Green Deer" at 206, "The 5th Green Deer" at 208 and "The Big Green Deer" at No. 210. *The 'Geloof' ('Faith') on Brouwersgracht 218, on the corner of the Binnen Oranjestraat, is an example of the small type of Vingboons neck gable (miniature Vingboons). It was built in 1650. The neck gable with the Doric pilasters that extend up to the neck is in the style of

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. There is a triangular pediment on the pilasters. The facade has three 'ox eyes': sculpted round attic lights. *Originally Brouwersgracht 218, 220 and 222 formed the 'triplets', 'Faith', 'Hope' and 'Love'. Only the "Faith" still exists. (Brouwersgracht 220 received a

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in the 18th century, Brouwersgracht 222 was demolished.) *Between Brouwersgracht 130 and 134, the narrow passage gives access to the Johannes en Willibrordus old Catholic

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in the interior. *The national monument Brouwergracht 887-925 has its door on the Brouwersgracht, but is on the former site of Lijnbaansgracht 1-6. File:Amsterdam Brouwersgracht 218.JPG , Brouwersgracht 218 with neck gable File:Amsterdam, brugjes bij Singel en Brouwersgracht 2007-01-15 14.04.JPG, The Singel at the Brouwersgracht, Bridge No. 15. File:Brouw56.jpg, Brouwersgracht at the Herengracht with the 'Melkmeisjesbrug'. File:P2ev.jpg, Hoek Prinsengracht / Brouwersgracht with the ' Lekkeresluis '.

Bridges

The bridges over the Brouwersgracht are: * Bridge 15, on the

. * Bridge 16, Melkmeisjesbrug, pedestrian bridge between the Binnen Wieringerstraat and the

. * Bridge 17, West-Indische huisbrug (West Indian house bridge) between Herenmarkt and

. * Bridge 56, between the Binnen Brouwersstraat and the

. * Bridge 57, Papiermolensluis (Paper Mill Lock), between the Korte Prinsengracht and the

. * Bridge 146, Oranjebrug, iron lift bridge between the Binnen Oranjestraat and the Willemsstraat. * Bridge 148, Dommersbrug, iron lift bridge between the Binnen Dommersstraat and the Palmgracht. * Bridge 149, Bullebak bridge, corner of Marnixstraat. * Bridge 55, Pastoors bridge, across the

. * Bridge 59, Lekkeresluis, across the

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