The Prinsengracht is a 3.2-kilometer (2.0 mi)-long canal that runs parallel to the Keizersgracht in the center of Amsterdam . The canal, named after the Prince of Orange , is the fourth of the four main canals belonging to the canal belt .
4-532: Construction started in 1612 on the initiative of Mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, after a design by city carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and city surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck. The part between the Leidsegracht and the Amstel was developed during the city expansion of 1658. The section to the east of the Amstel was constructed during the last expansion. This part was named Nieuwe Prinsengracht. The Korte Prinsengracht
8-652: Is in the extension of the Prinsengracht between the Brouwersgracht and the Westerdok . There are many monuments and monumental canal houses on the Prinsengracht, including: The Prinsengracht starts in the north at the Brouwersgracht, bends parallel to the Keizersgracht 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 Prinsengracht
12-639: Is spanned by 14 bridges, all fixed: Leidsegracht The Leidsegracht ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛitsəˌɣrɑxt] ) is a canal in Amsterdam , Netherlands. It is a cross-canal in Amsterdam-Center that connects Herengracht , Keizersgracht , Prinsengracht and Lijnbaansgracht and flows into the Singelgracht at Marnixstraat. The Leidsegracht was part of the Expansion of Amsterdam and marked
16-567: The border between the first and the second phase of the construction of the Grachtengordel (canal belt). Between 1615 and 1658, the Leidsegracht was the southern boundary of the city. The canal got its name in 1658 and is named after the city of Leiden . Cornelis Lely (1854–1929), the hydraulic engineer, governor and minister who made the original plans for the reclamation of the Zuiderzee ,
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