Canals of Amsterdam#Herengracht

The Herengracht ( German: " Herrengraben " ) is the innermost of the three belonging to the canal belt, concentrically arranged around the historical heart of Amsterdam around canals. It is located west and south of the medieval town center, their extension beyond the Amstel River, the Nieuwe Herengracht ( German: " New Herrengraben " ), east of the old town. Within parallel to the Herengracht runs the former medieval moat Singel, outside the Keizersgracht.

The Herengracht developed in two phases by 1613 and to 1664th Among the most famous monuments include the Golden Curve ( Golden Bow ) incurred baroque palaces of some of the richest families in Amsterdam.

Cross section and the course

The road consists of a wide navigable channel in the center, which is bounded on both sides by a motorable road to the development of houses and spans in the amount of cross- roads of a total of eleven bridges. The roadways are today, as in the old Amsterdam usual, designated as one-way streets, so that the channel forms a wide median strip.

The plots are in accordance with the typical old Dutch design usually deep, but only have a narrow frontage.

The Herengracht has a length of 2.4 km and begins in the northwest of the old town on the Brewers Canal. He first runs towards the southwest. South of the junction of the Leliegracht the Theatre Museum, they come to a bend in a southerly direction. Other kinks on the Leidsegracht, the Nieuwe Spiegelstraat ( this kink is the Golden Curve ) and the Reguliersgracht steer the course in an easterly direction until the Herengracht encounters in the south of the old town on the natural river Amstel. This course is almost identical to the other two canals the ring of canals, the Keizersgracht and the Prinsengracht.

Just north of the confluence of the Herengracht leads in 1883 inaugurated Blauwbrug over the Amstel.

Beyond the Amstel River, the short Nieuwe Herengracht, which leads to the Entrepotdok and is crossed by four other bridges, including the Weesperstraat. Their eastern continuation beyond this dock is called Schippersgracht.

In the course of Raadhuisstraat, Leidsestraat, Vijzelstraat and Utrechtsestraat the Herengracht of trams is crossed. The Nieuwe Herengracht is also traversed along the Muiderstraat from the tram and crossed in the course of Weesperstraat of the subway; north of the canal is the Waterlooplein station.

All sections of the canal are part of the district of Amsterdam-Centrum.

History

The works to Herengracht were in 1612 on the initiative of Mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, city architect Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and city surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck begun.

At the beginning, only one channel was created to develop the workshops of Reepschläger, so the manufacturer of ship's rope, which had settled outside the old city moat ( of today Singel ). After a broadening and expanding to a city canal in 1612, the channel was named Herengracht, in honor of the ruler of the city of Amsterdam.

The first phase of construction was begun in 1612 in the west of the old town, ranging from the Brewers Canal to Leidsegracht. The second section to the Amstel was begun in 1658. In this part of the Golden Curve, the most magnificent part of the road, where many of the most powerful and richest nobles and merchants of Amsterdam, built new palaces located. The merchants of the city had come through trade with South America and the Dutch East Indies to great wealth. The Amsterdam architect Philips Vingboons (1607-1678) and Adriaan Dortsman (1635-1682) designed many of the representative citizens homes.

The last phase of construction, the Nieuwe Herengracht, was near the former Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, between the Amstel river and the IJ. Due to an economic crisis, it took until the extension has been completely built.

Known Structures

Are located on the Herengracht many magnificent monumental townhouses, including:

  • Herengracht 59: De Hond (1659 )
  • Herengracht 120: De Coningh van Dene brands ( 1615)
  • Herengracht 170-172: Huis Bartolotti / Het Huis Bonte ( 1617 ), home of the Theatre Museum
  • Herengracht 203: Koopmanshuis ( 1618 )
  • Herengracht 274: De Witte Leli ( 1739 )
  • Herengracht 284: Huis Van Brienen (Family Van Brienen van Ramerus ) ( 1728)
  • Herengracht 361: Sonnenberg ( 1655 )
  • Herengracht 366-368: Cromhouthuizen (Family Cromhout ) (1660 and 1662), the seat of the Bible Museum
  • Herengracht 380: Nederlands Instituut voor War Documentation ( Netherlands Institute for War Documentation )
  • Herengracht 394: Four Heemskinderen ( 1671 )
  • Herengracht 446: Huis van der Graeff, city palace of Andries de Graeff at the Golden Curve
  • Herengracht 450: Huis van Deutz ( Deutz family van Assendelft ) ( 1663 )
  • Herengracht 462: Sweedenrijk ( 1672)
  • Herengracht 475: Huis de Neufville ( Huis aan de Bocht ) (1731 /33)
  • Herengracht 476: Huis de Vicq (Family De Vicq) (1670 )
  • Herengracht 502: Huis met de Kolommen ( 1672), the official residence of the Mayor
  • Herengracht 518: Museum Haus Geelvinck - Hinlopen
  • Herengracht 573: where today the Tassenmuseum Hendrijke is housed; sat as a town house of Cornelis de Graeff
  • Museum Het Grachtenhuis from the 17th century, is under Denkmalschautz ( Rijksmonument )

Among the preserved historic gardens include:

  • The historic garden behind No. 168
  • Garden and Garden House of G. Belin la Garde behind # 412
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