Egelantiersgracht
Hilletjesbrug
Location of Egelantiersgracht (dark blue)
LocationAmsterdam
Postal code1015
Coordinates52°22′33″N 4°52′51″E / 52.37583°N 4.88083°E / 52.37583; 4.88083
FromPrinsengracht
ToLijnbaansgracht
Construction
Construction start17th century

The Egelantiersgracht in Amsterdam is a canal in the Jordaan neighbourhood in the Amsterdam-Centrum borough. The canal lies between the Prinsengracht and the Lijnbaansgracht.

History

The Jordaan, between the outer canal and the town wall, was part of a major urban development at the start of the 17th century. The canals and streets were not laid out on a new plan, but were enlargements of the existing polder ditches and pathways.[1] In the Jordaan many canals and streets are named after flowers. This canal is named for an eglantine rose (Rosa rubiginosa).[2] During construction of the canal belt, a pattern was followed that curved around the old city center in a semicircle. As a result, the Egelantiersgracht is slanted in relation to the canal belt and does not connect directly to the bridges over the Prinsengracht.

The houses in this neighborhood were partly built for artisans and skilled tradespeople.[2] The houses are built on a smaller scale than the great mansions on Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. For this reason, they are in great demand as residences. There has been some new development, but the Egelantiersgracht has kept much of its original character.[3]

Six of the eleven Jordaan canals were filled in during the 19th century. The Egelantiersgracht, Bloemgracht, Lauriergracht, Looiersgracht and Passeerdersgracht maintained open water connections between the Prinsengracht and the Lijnbaansgracht.

Architecture

Famous residents

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b De Roever 1987, p. 56.
  2. ^ a b Egelantiersgracht, Canal in Jordaan.
  3. ^ a b Catling & Pascoe 2013, p. 91.
  4. ^ Arkel, Gerrit; Weissman, Adriaan Willem (1903). Noord-Hollandsche oudheden (in Dutch). Vol. 6. Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap. p. 21.
  5. ^ Boers, Onno (2007). De gevelstenen van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Verloren. pp. 49–51, 89–90. ISBN 9789065509758.

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