The Prinseneilandsgracht is a canal in the
Centrum
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* Nuuk Centrum, a district of Nuuk, Greenland
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* Amsterdam-Centrum, the inner-most borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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district of
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 ...
. It runs between Prinseneiland, an artificial island, to the east and the mainland to the west. Until after World War II (1939–45) the canal was bordered almost exclusively by warehouses and factories.
Location
The Prinseneilandsgracht defines the western boundary of Prinseneiland, one of the three artificial islands that make up the
Westelijke Eilanden (Western Islands).
It connects the
Eilandsgracht to the south with the
Realengracht and
Smallepadsgracht to the north.
It is crossed by the Sloterdijkerbrug (bridge no. 321), which carries Galgenstraat from the island across to Nieuwe Teertuinen on the mainland, from where it continues as Sloterdijkstraat.
History
During the third expansion of 1610–15 port capacity was increased by building the Nieuwe Waal to the west of the city. The Nieuwe Waal was only deep enough for ships at a considerable distance from the Haarlemmerdijk sea wall, so the shallower area closer to shore was used for three artificial islands.
The Western Islands are three large artificial islands that were built between 1611 and 1615 in the swampy western corner of
the IJ.
The new islands were made of soil that was mostly dug up rather than dredged up.
After a dispute with land speculators, building plots on Prinseneiland began in 1623.
The Sloterdijkerbrug, a bridge, was built over the Prinseneilandsgracht to give access to Nieuwe Teertuinen.
In 1643 the tar works moved from Oude Teertuinen to both sides of Prinseneilandsgracht.
Hardly anyone lived on Prinseneiland until after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. Of the 900 warehouses in Amsterdam, more than one hundred were on Prinseneiland.
File:Gerrit Lamberts (1776-1850), Afb 010097013641.jpg , Nieuwe Teertuinen with the Sloterdijkerbrug on the left over the Prinseneilandsgracht. Gerrit Lamberts
Gerrit Lamberts (1776–1850) was a Dutch painter and curator of the Rijksmuseum when it was located in the Trippenhuis.
Lamberts was born in Amsterdam. He started out as a merchant selling paper and later became a watercolorist, draughtsman and ...
1816
File:Nieuwe Teertuinen 13 - 33 (vrnl) Jacob Olie (max res).jpg , Nieuwe Teertuinen 13 to 33 seen across Prinseneilandsgracht. Jacob Olie
Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there.
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.Jacob Olie (Jbz) in the RKD He became a teacher at the local sch ...
1893
File:Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Afb PBKD00129000004.jpg , Prinseneiland seen from bridge 321 to the south-east. On the right the Prinseneilandsgracht. c. 1900
File:J. Vlieger, Afb OSIM00003003097.jpg , Prinseneilandsgracht seen towards the Sloterdijkerbrug (bridge no. 321) and Realengracht.
See also
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Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than of '' grachten'' (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form c ...
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Canals in Amsterdam