Lijnbaansgracht () is a partly filled-in canal in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
which bends beyond the boundary of the center,
Amsterdam-Centrum
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of s ...
. The canal runs parallel to the
Singelgracht
The Singelgracht () is the waterway that borders the entire Amsterdam Center and flows along the Nassaukade, Stadhouderskade and Mauritskade.
Formerly the canal and the ramparts on the city side formed the outer defenses of the city.
Name
The n ...
, between the
Brouwersgracht
The Brouwersgracht is a canal in Amsterdam that connects the Singel with the Singelgracht.
The canal marks the northwestern border of the Grachtengordel (canal belt).
Between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht the Brouwersgracht forms the n ...
and the
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1658, it is located in the Grachtengordel, in the Centrum borough. During World War II the "nerve center" of the illegal paper ''Het Parool'' was housed there, in a house (number ...
.
History
The Lijnbaansgracht is named after the
ropewalk
A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope. Due to the length of some ropewalks, workers may use bicycles to get from one end to the other.
Many ropew ...
s ("lijnbanen") of the
rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly ...
makers, which needed a lot of space and were located here on the former edge of the city. Construction of the canal started in 1612 during the first stages of the construction of the canal belt.
Filled in parts
The Lijnbaansgracht ran through the Schans to the Muiderpoort until the 19th century. In the 19th century parts were filled in, overclocked or overlaid.
*The Raamplein and the Raamdwarsstraat are on the filled in part between the
Passeerdersgracht
The Passeerdersgracht is a short canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht.
The canal is the southernmost in the Jordaan neighbourhood and borders the west part of the Grachtengordel (Canal Dis ...
and the
Leidsegracht
The Leidsegracht () is a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It is a cross-canal in Amsterdam-Center that connects Herengracht, Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht and Lijnbaansgracht and flows into the Singelgracht at Marnixstraat.
History
The Leid ...
(between Lijnbaansgracht 217 and 219).
*The Leidseplein and the adjacent Kleine Gartmanplantsoen lie on the filled in part between Lijnbaansgracht 243 and nr. 245. The work around the Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen began in 1909.
* Parts of the canal went up in the Frederiksplein.
* East of the Reguliersgracht to the
Amstel River, the Amstelgrachtje, also considered part of the Lijnbaansgracht, was filled in 1866, and is now the Maarten Jansz.
* More eastern, beyond the Amstel, the ''Nieuwe Lijnbaansgracht'' extended to the Muidergracht and beyond, at Artis, the
Plantage Lijnbaansgracht to the
Entrepotdok
The Entrepotdok (Warehouse Dock), formerly Nieuwe Rapenburgergracht, is a canal in Amsterdam, and a street and row of former warehouses with the same name along the northeast side of the canal. They were constructed between 1708 and 1829, used fo ...
. The Nieuwe Lijnbaansgracht is completely filled in, here lies the ''Valckenierstraat''. The Muidergracht and Plantage Lijnbaansgracht are now called Plantage Muidergracht.
Shore
Only the built-up bank on the center of the canal was called Lijnbaansgracht. The opposite shore was named differently.
* The Westerkade forms the western shore between the Westerstraat and
Bloemgracht
The Bloemgracht () is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district.
T ...
(opposite Lijnbaansgracht 65 to 98).
* Part of the
Marnixstraat
Marnixstraat is a main street in the Dutch city of Amsterdam , on the western border of the Jordaan in the Amsterdam-Centrum. The street is located between Haarlemmerplein and Leidseplein, parallel to Lijnbaansgracht.
History
Marnixstraat is a ...
(opposite Lijnbaansgracht numbers 117 to 217) forms the western shore of the canal between
Rozengracht
The Rozengracht is a street in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam.
It runs between the Prinsengracht at the Westermarkt and the Singel canal at De Clercqstraat.
The name means "Rose canal".
The Rozengracht is one of the six former canals i ...
and Raamplein.
* The Zieseniskade (opposite Lijnbaansgracht 245 to 284) forms the southern bank of the canal between the Kleine Gartmanplantsoen and the Spiegelgracht.
Buildings
From north to south:
* On the Lijnbaansgracht former 2 to 5, the national monument the town warehouses, which Houses received the address Brouwergracht 887-925
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 15 corner
Palmgracht 74, a municipal monument, a former school
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 18A-C, a national monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 23-24 corner Palmstraat 101, a municipal monument, laborers houses
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 25-27 corner Willemsstraat 212–226, a municipal monument, workers' houses
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht for the Willemsstraat brug 142, municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 31–32, the remains of the Nassaubioscoop
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 47-48 corner Tichelstraat 8–10, a municipal monument, Tichelkerk
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 55-57 corner Gietersstraat 5-57, a municipal monument, apartments and a factory building
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 61, a municipal monument
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht for the Westermarkt / Marnixplein: brug 128 the image ''Volksvrouw'' and the Liberation Line of the Earth's Children''
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 63-65, Westerstraat 327-405
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, Westerkade 1-9, Municipal monument
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht, in front of the Garden Street: Bridge 130, a municipal monument
* In the Lijnbaansgracht, across the
Egelantiersgracht
The Egelantiersgracht in Amsterdam is a canal in the Jordaan neighbourhood in the Amsterdam-Centrum borough.
The canal lies between the Prinsengracht and the Lijnbaansgracht.
History
The Jordaan, between the outer canal and the town wall, was ...
: brug 127
* At the Lijnbaansgracht 93-94] ], a national monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, rear of the Hamer en Bouwershofje, Westerkade 21 / Marnixstraat 281, municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 95, a national monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 99 / Bloemgracht 288-298, a municipal monument
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht for the
Bloemgracht
The Bloemgracht () is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district.
T ...
: brug 118
* In the Lijnbaansgracht over Bloemgracht: brug 119
* Sgracht, rear façade of Marnixstraat 307-315, former city bank of a loan, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, rear façade of Marnixstraat 317, former hbs, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, corner Bloemstraat 191], a national monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, rear of Marnixstraat 327-329, a municipal monument
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht for the
Rozengracht
The Rozengracht is a street in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam.
It runs between the Prinsengracht at the Westermarkt and the Singel canal at De Clercqstraat.
The name means "Rose canal".
The Rozengracht is one of the six former canals i ...
: brug 117, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, Marnixstraat 214-220, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, Marnixstraat 222-232, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, Marnixstraat 234-244, a municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, Marnixstraat 240, Europarking
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 166, national monument
* On the Elandsstraat 179-205 / Lijnbaansgracht 173-181 / 28 Lijnbaansstraat, Concordia-Zuid, municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 182 / Lijnbaansstraat 31-33, municipal monumental
* Over the Lijnbaansgracht for the
Elandsgracht
The Elandsgracht is a street and former canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
It runs between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Amsterdam-Centrum district.
Bridge 169 over the Singelgracht and Bridge 107 ove ...
: Bridge 107
* On the Lijnbaansgracht: corner building Elandsgracht 113, municipal monument
* Cross on the Lijnbaansgracht Elandsgracht 117, police headquarters
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 185-193 at the Elandsgracht lies antique De Looier.
* Over the
Looiersgracht
The Looiersgracht (; Tanners' Canal) is a short canal in Amsterdam, between Prinsengracht (at no. 334) and Lijnbaansgracht (no. 206) in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Amsterdam-Centrum district.
The Looiersgracht borders the Grachtengordel (can ...
in the eastern quay: Brug 100, municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht, [msterdamsch Huis voor Arbeiders on the Marnixstraat, national monument
* In the Lijnbaansgracht across the Lijnbaansgracht, Brug 99 , Municipal monument
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 211-218, apartment complex, municipal monument
* In the Lijnbaansgracht across the
Passeerdersgracht
The Passeerdersgracht is a short canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht.
The canal is the southernmost in the Jordaan neighbourhood and borders the west part of the Grachtengordel (Canal Dis ...
, Brug 98, municipal monument
* On the Raamplein 1, a piece of muted Lijnbaansgracht, A former school building, a national monument
* On a piece of unpaved Lijnbaansgracht Leidsegracht 108, a national monument
* In the Lijnbaansgracht on the Leidsegracht, Brug 94
* The Lijnbaansgracht 219 is The police station Lijnbaansgracht located.
* On the Lijnbaansgracht 234-A (at the Leidseplein, behind the Stadsschouwburg) is the Melkweg, a multimedia center for pop music, dance, theater, film and visual arts, and also a tea house, restaurant and gallery.
It used to be a factory hall of a huge sugar refinery, which was located here from 1854 to 1921. One of the directors was the philanthropist Willem Spakler. From 1920 to 1969 it was a milk factory.
* Cinema Cinecenter is located opposite the Milky Way at number 236.
* The corner house Lijnbaansgracht /
Vijzelgracht 63 is a carefully composed collection of architecture motifs from various style periods. The architect, D. van Oort Hzn. designed in historical styles, but from 1900 more in the style of Hendrik Petrus Berlage and the
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
. The property, completed in 1893, has a rarity because of the detail, in particular the Imperial Portraits and the Lucerne. The lucerne were derived from the sixteenth-century French Renaissance, and the emperors portraits were applied in Amsterdam by the German architects FG Henkenhaff and JF Ebert on the Weesper side 33 -34.
* Brug 198 across the Lijnbaansgracht at the Kleine Gartmanplantsoen from 1913, the first bridge was designed by Jan van der Mey (architect) Jan van der Mey] in the style of the Amsterdamse School.
* The former court of Nooteboome Uytkijk from 1774 is located at Lijnbaansgracht 287, at the Spiegelgracht.
Various
* From 1956 to 1969 the author JJ Voskuil lived with his wife on Lijnbaansgracht 84-hs. He wrote his debut novel ''Upon closer inspection''. Author Onno-Sven Tromp drew attention for his book ''What do you do in my city?''
* The Lijnbaansstraat borders the Lijnbaansgracht between Elandsgracht and the Elandsstraat. The city layout of 1612 also featured a lane track.
* The MV Lijnbaansgracht is a freighter from 1987, owned by the company Spliethoff. The home is Amsterdam. The ship is still docked.
References
See also
{{Canals of Amsterdam
Canals in Amsterdam