Herengracht

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Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
waterway
constructionStart 17th century
country Netherlands
crosses Leidsegracht
Reguliersgracht
Utrechtsestraat
Vijzelstraat
developedDuring Dutch Golden Age
endPoint Amstel River
follows Singel
forms part of concentric canal ring around Amsterdam centre
formsWith Keizersgracht
Prinsengracht
hasFunction status symbol for wealthy merchants
transport in early modern Amsterdam
hasNotableBuilding canal houses with ornate gables
hasNotableSection area between Vijzelstraat and Leidsestraat
hasPart Gouden Bocht
Herengracht Golden Bend section
linked to: Herengracht
hasScenicValue high
hasUse cultural
office
residential
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
isMajorCanalOf Amsterdam
knownFor 17th-century canal houses
Golden Bend
canal-side mansions
historic architecture
merchant houses
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Centrum
linked to: Grachtengordel

province of North Holland
namedAfter Heren (Gentlemen) of Amsterdam city government
parallelTo Keizersgracht
Prinsengracht
partOf Amsterdam canal belt
linked to: Grachtengordel

Grachtengordel
startPoint Brouwersgracht
streetType canal street
tourismAttraction yes
urbanContext historic city centre of Amsterdam
waterwayType inner-city canal
worldHeritageSite Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

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Amsterdam hasCanal Herengracht
Herengracht hasPart Herengracht Golden Bend section
linked to: Herengracht
Singel connectedTo Herengracht
Singel heritageStatus within UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht’
linked to: Herengracht
Keizersgracht follows Herengracht
Keizersgracht parallelTo Herengracht
Prinsengracht parallelTo Herengracht
Brouwersgracht crosses Herengracht
Leidsegracht crosses Herengracht
Grachtengordel hasPart Herengracht
Gouden Bocht locatedIn Herengracht
Gouden Bocht follows Herengracht canal
linked to: Herengracht
Gouden Bocht hasNotableBuilding Herengracht 366
linked to: Herengracht
Gouden Bocht hasNotableBuilding Herengracht 368
linked to: Herengracht
Gouden Bocht hasNotableBuilding Herengracht 386
linked to: Herengracht
Gouden Bocht hasNotableBuilding Herengracht 412
linked to: Herengracht
Gouden Bocht hasNotableBuilding Herengracht 476
linked to: Herengracht
House with the Heads locatedOn Herengracht
Vijzelstraat connectsWith Herengracht
Vijzelstraat crosses Herengracht
Spui locatedNear Herengracht canal
linked to: Herengracht
Reguliersgracht crosses Herengracht
Reguliersgracht connectsTo Herengracht
Emperor’s Canal formsWith Herengracht
Golden Bend locatedIn Herengracht
Golden Bend hasView Herengracht canal
linked to: Herengracht
Amsterdam-Centrum contains Herengracht
Singel hasNotableStructure Herengracht junction
subject linked to: Singel canal
linked to: Herengracht
Koningsplein hasNearby Herengracht
Vijzelgracht hasNearbyWaterway Herengracht
Rembrandtplein near Herengracht
Negen Straatjes borders Herengracht
Prinsengracht formsWith Herengracht
subject linked to: Prinsengracht canal
Prinsengracht parallelTo Herengracht
subject linked to: Prinsengracht canal
House Bartolotti locatedOn Herengracht