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19-486: The first part of the Keizersgracht, between Brouwersgracht and (approximately) the current Leidsegracht , was dug in the summer of 1615 at the initiative of mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, city carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and city surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck. The Keizersgracht was named after Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor . It is the widest canal in the center of Amsterdam, namely one hundred Amsterdam feet, that

38-473: A masterpiece of human creative genius;” “to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design;” and “to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history,” respectively. In 2013, Amsterdam celebrated

57-519: A number of canals, including the Keizersgracht. The Keizersgracht is then designated as the main canal for skating. In 2008 a tour boat from shipping company Meyers broke to pieces against the rules in the very first layer of ice; questions about this were asked to the city center district board. The Keizersrace is a sprint race that is held between the Leidsestraat and the Spiegelgracht. The winner of

76-511: Is 28.31 metres (92.9 ft). The Keizersgracht is the second of the three main canals to have been dug; the Prinsengracht was dug in 1614. In September 1614 there arose an intention to turn the Keizersgracht into a chic boulevard without water, following the example of Lange Voorhout in The Hague. This idea was abandoned for a number of reasons. It was expected that the future buyers of lots on

95-1007: 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 northern border of the Jordaan neighborhood. The house numbers of the Lijnbaansgracht , the Prinsengracht , the Keizersgracht , the Herengracht and the Singel start to count from

114-650: The Brouwersgracht , the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river. Many of the canal houses in the Amsterdam Canal District are from the Dutch Golden Age , 17th century. Many of these buildings, however, underwent restoration or reconstruction in various centuries, meaning that these building display many different architectural styles and facades. Until

133-641: The Canal District , is a neighborhood in Amsterdam , Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam , located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel , the Herengracht , the Keizersgracht , and the Prinsengracht . From

152-525: The Plantage Muidergracht was laid last. This part was named Nieuwe Keizersgracht . During the second phase in 1663, city architect Daniël Stalpaert devised an additional street between Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht, the Kerkstraat, in order to provide the canal houses with a back entrance where they could build a coach house. In 1949 the municipality had all the trees on the canal cut down due to

171-513: The elm disease , after which linden trees were planted. There are many monuments and monumental canal houses on the Keizersgracht, including: A number of buildings were built by the Amsterdam architects Philips Vingboons (1607-1678) and Adriaan Dortsman (1635-1682). The Homomonument on the Westermarkt is in part, in the form of a jetty, above the Keizersgracht. The Keizersgracht starts in

190-491: The Brouwersgracht. The Herenmarkt is located between Brouwersgracht no. 62 and no. 68, near the West-Indisch Huis (West Indies House). In 2007 Brouwersgracht was voted the most beautiful street in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool out of 150 nominations. The canal took its name in 1594 from the many beer breweries that were to be found in this neighborhood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Starting in 1612

209-477: The Keizersgracht would want to be able to reach their home or warehouse by boat. Other considerations may have been the need for water storage, the easier supply of building and raising material, but especially the shortage of infill material. The construction of the fortifications at the same time also required a lot of infill material. The allotment on the east side was completed in November 1615. The plots were given

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228-467: The Peace of Westphalia, Amsterdam created new space for investment and new plans were developed to expand the city. From about 1660, the canals were extended to the Amstel ; these extensions bear the names: Nieuwe Herengracht , Nieuwe Keizersgracht and Nieuwe Prinsengracht . With this expansion, the city formed its iconic crescent shape. In July 2006, the city of Amsterdam announced its intention to nominate

247-643: The canal belt was dug in southern direction from the Brouwersgracht. From 1782, the last Amsterdam distillery of gin and liqueurs was located on the Brouwersgracht at the Driehoekstraat ;: De Ooievaar. Most warehouses, built for the storage of goods, have been converted into residential houses. The bridges over the Brouwersgracht are: Grachtengordel The Grachtengordel ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑxtə(ŋ)ˈɣɔrdəl] , lit.   ' canal belt/ girdle ' ), known in English as

266-599: The canal ring as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Because of new administrative requirements for the nomination, however, the nomination was delayed until December 2008. On August 1, 2010, at the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee the Grachtengordel was added to the World Heritage List. Amsterdam's canal belt has been named a World Heritage Site under the criteria I, II, and IV; “to represent

285-508: The end of the 16th century, the city of Amsterdam encompassed the area inside the Singel and what is now Kloveniersburgwal. After the Alteration and change in management, the city expanded explosively. This led to Amsterdam's expansion in four stages between 1585 and 1665. In 1613, during the Twelve Years' Truce, reclamation of Herengracht , Keizersgracht , and Prinsengracht began. After

304-504: The north at the Brouwersgracht, bends parallel between Herengracht and the Prinsengracht to the southeast and flows into the Amstel. The odd-numbered side of the canal is on the side of the heart of the city (Dam Square). The Keizersgracht is spanned by 14 bridges, all fixed. The bridge names in parentheses are the unofficial names of bridges, names which have lapsed since April 2016. With

323-479: The passage heights in the above table, take into account the fact that the Keizersgracht, like all other canals in the city center, is 0.40 metres (1 ft 4 in) below the Amsterdam Ordnance Datum . If ice forms in winter, there is a possibility of skating on the Amsterdam canals. Waternet will stop circulation of water in the canals by closing the locks, and boats will be prohibited from sailing on

342-569: The race may call himself/herself the Keizer(in) of Amsterdam. The race was held in 1991, 1996, 1997 and 2012. The so-called Poentunnel was opened below the Keizersgracht in 1974, an underground walking route between the De Bazel and Vijzelbank bank buildings in Vijzelstraat. Today, the tunnel is still present, but out of use and bricked up on the north side. Brouwersgracht The Brouwersgracht

361-508: The same width, 30 feet, as on the Herengracht. The buildings went up quickly; by 1618 hardly any vacant lots remained. The section between the Leidsegracht and the Amstel belongs to the fourth Amsterdam expansion of 1658. The actual digging of this part of the Keizersgracht began in 1663. In 1667 both parts of the Keizersgracht were connected to each other. The section between the Amstel and

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