The Schippersgracht () is a canal and street in the
Centrum
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* Nuuk Centrum, a district of Nuuk, Greenland
* Centrum Lake, Greenland In the Netherlands
* 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 ...
that runs from the Rapenburgerplein to the
Prins Hendrikkade
Prins Hendrikkade (Dutch language, Dutch for "Prince Henry's Quay") is a major street in the centre of Amsterdam. It passes Amsterdam Centraal station, Amsterdam Central Station, intersects the Damrak at the mouth of the Amstel river, and forms th ...
.
Location
The Schippersgracht street starts where Foeliedwarsstraat crosses Rapenburgerplein and ends at the Kortjewantsbrug (bridge 487) on Prins Hendrikkade.
The Schippersgracht canal is an extension of the
Nieuwe Herengracht
The Nieuwe Herengracht () is a canal in Centrum district of Amsterdam.
The canal is an extension of the Herengracht that runs between the Amstel and the Scharrebiersluis (lock) leading to the Schippersgracht from the Entrepotdok.
It is in the Pla ...
leading to
Nieuwe Vaart
The Nieuwe Vaart or Nieuwevaart is a 17th-century canal in Amsterdam that runs from the center to Amsterdam-Oost (Amsterdam East).
Kromhout Museum is located on the Nieuwe Vaart.
On this site, the Westkap is still used as a shipyard, but the Oost ...
, and is about long.
The quay along the north-west side of the water has the house numbers 2 to 16, with even and odd numbers alternating (not opposite each other).
In the past there were higher house numbers, up to 423.
The current numbering began in the 19th century.
The southeastern bank of the canal is called Kadijksplein.
The Schippersgracht owes its name to the fact that many skippers lived here.
Architecture
There are a number of monumental buildings from the 17th century on Schippersgracht, including numbers 14 and 15.
The Amsterdam architect
Herman Hendrik Baanders
Herman Hendrik Baanders (22 August 1849, in Zutphen – 31 March 1905, in Amsterdam), also known as Hermanus Hendrikus Baanders and H.H. Baanders, was a Dutch architect who was primarily active in Amsterdam.
Like many other architects around t ...
(1849–1905) designed Schippersgracht 5 (1897). Baanders was mainly active in Amsterdam.
History
In April 1854 the Amsterdamsche Duinwater-Maatschappij started installation of drinking water on the Schippersgracht.
Around 1906 the end of tram line 2 was on the Schippersgracht.
This was canceled after six months and shortened to
Central Station
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
.
File:Overzicht - Amsterdam - 20020821 - RCE.jpg , Schippersgracht, corner with Prins Hendrikkade
File:Schippersgracht 14-16 foto 2.jpg , Schippersgracht 14-16
File:Boat 28 Proud to be scout, Canal Parade Amsterdam 2017 foto 1.JPG , Amsterdam Canal Parade 2017
File:Amsterdam - panoramio (216).jpg , Section of the canal
See also
*
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