The Keizersgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛizərsˌxrɑxt]; "Emperor's canal") is a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is the second of the three main Amsterdam canals that together form the Grachtengordel, or canal belt, and lies between the inner Herengracht and outer Prinsengracht.
Keizersgracht
Huidenstraat - Runstraat bridge over Keizersgracht, Negen Straatjes, July 2019
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.[1] It is the widest canal in the center of Amsterdam, namely one hundred Amsterdam feet, that 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 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 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 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 the elm disease, after which linden trees were planted.
Architecture and monuments
There are many monuments and monumental canal houses on the Keizersgracht, including:
The Keizersgracht starts in 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).
At Keizersgracht 200 and 183 is the intersection with Westermarkt and Raadhuisstraat
At Keizersgracht 508 and 455 is the intersection with Leidsestraat
At Keizersgracht 648 and 589 is the intersection with Vijzelstraat
At Keizersgracht 764 and 709 is the intersection with Utrechtsestraat
At Keizersgracht 826 and 765, the canal flows into the Amstel
Bridges
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 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.
Skating
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 a number of canals, including the Keizersgracht. The Keizersgracht is then designated as the main canal for skating.[4] 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.[5]
The Keizersrace is a sprint race that is held between the Leidsestraat and the Spiegelgracht. The winner of the race may call himself/herself the Keizer(in) of Amsterdam. The race was held in 1991, 1996, 1997 and 2012.[6]
Tunnel
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.
Famous residents
8?: Joan van Oosterwijck, governor of the VOC, WIC and Society of Suriname
Willem Cornelisz van Muyden lived not far from the Greenland warehouses. He attached a signboard, 'The First Whale', to his spacious home.
65: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft and his wife Leonora Hellemans. After his death, his widow bought the property that the couple had lived in for years.
71, 73 and 127: Cornelis Trip
111 and 113: Hendrik Carloff and Jan Valckenburgh. They were both involved in the slave trade between the Gold Coast and South America.
At the Molenpad, Pieter and François Hemony established their bell foundry. The first Italian opera was performed on the site in 1680 by Dirck Strijcker.
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The Keizersgracht Dutch pronunciation ˈkɛizersˌxrɑxt Emperor s canal is a canal in Amsterdam the Netherlands It is the second of the three main Amsterdam canals that together form the Grachtengordel or canal belt and lies between the inner Herengracht and outer Prinsengracht KeizersgrachtHuidenstraat Runstraat bridge over Keizersgracht Negen Straatjes July 2019Keizersgracht is between the outer Prinsengracht and the inner Herengracht and SingelLength2 8 kilometres 1 7 mi LocationAmsterdamPostal code1015 1016 1017Coordinates52 22 17 N 4 53 05 E 52 371425 N 4 884780 E 52 371425 4 884780 Coordinates 52 22 17 N 4 53 05 E 52 371425 N 4 884780 E 52 371425 4 884780Northwest endBrouwersgrachtToAmstelConstructionConstruction start17th century Contents 1 History 2 Architecture and monuments 2 1 Even numbers 2 2 Odd numbers 3 Numbering and orientation 4 Bridges 5 Skating 6 Tunnel 7 Famous residents 8 See also 9 Notes 10 Sources 11 External linksHistory EditThe 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 1 It is the widest canal in the center of Amsterdam namely one hundred Amsterdam feet that 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 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 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 the Plantage Muidergracht was laid last This part was named Nieuwe Keizersgracht During the second phase in 1663 city architect Daniel 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 the elm disease after which linden trees were planted Architecture and monuments EditThere are many monuments and monumental canal houses on the Keizersgracht including Even numbers Edit 102 Rode Hoed Vrijburg from 1630 220 Church of Our Lady from 1854 224 Saxenburg renewed after 1755 2 3 242 252 Groote Keijser built between 1620 and 1730 324 Felix Meritis from 1787 334 346 De Claes Reinierszhofje from 1618 384 The Dylan Hotel formerly Roman Catholic Poor s Office and before that the first Theatre of Van Campen 1637 1664 566 Keizersgrachtkerk from 1888 672 674 The Van Raey Houses now Museum Van Loon from 1671 676 The Nieuwe Waalse Kerk Keizersgracht 676 from 1856Odd numbers Edit 105 d Bruynvis from 1763 123 Huis met de Hoofden from 1622 141 South Africa House 143 Keizersgracht 143 historic canal house 177 Coymanshuis by architect Jacob van Campen from 1625 209 De Hoop from 1734 restored in 2001 225 The Koopermoole from 1746 401 Huis Marseille from 1665 now a museum for photography 609 Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam 633 Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen 745 ING BankA 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 Keizersgracht 54 62 with ice fun on the frozen canal Keizersgracht 177 the Coymans houses in 2008 Keizersgracht 85 87 Huis met de Hoofden Keizersgracht 123 Astoria building Keizersgracht 174 176Numbering and orientation EditThe Keizersgracht starts in 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 At Keizersgracht 200 and 183 is the intersection with Westermarkt and Raadhuisstraat At Keizersgracht 508 and 455 is the intersection with Leidsestraat At Keizersgracht 648 and 589 is the intersection with Vijzelstraat At Keizersgracht 764 and 709 is the intersection with Utrechtsestraat At Keizersgracht 826 and 765 the canal flows into the AmstelBridges EditThe Keizersgracht is spanned by 14 bridges all fixed Number Name Street Canalwidth CanalClearance Clearanceat 4m width Managed by55 Pastoorsbrug Brouwersgracht 7 00 2 22 1 80 Centrum54 Noordsche Compagniebrug Herenstraat 6 81 1 80 Centrum51 Leliegracht 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum106 Niek Engelschmanbrug Westermarkt 2x7 00 1 70 DiVV49 Kees Fensbrug Hartenstraat 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum48 Felix Meritisbrug Wolvenstraat 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum47 Huidenstraat 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum46 Quellijnbrug Leidsegracht 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum43 Leidsestraat 6 70 1 77 DiVV42 Wielrijdersbrug Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 6 70 2 27 1 80 Centrum41 Johanna Borskibrug Vijzelstraat 6 88 1 80 DiVV38 Oetgenssluis Reguliersgracht 6 80 2 38 1 84 Centrum37 Peylsluis Utrechtsestraat 6 83 1 24 DiVV36 L J Sinckbrug Amstel 5 14 2 89 2 42 CentrumThe bridge names in parentheses are the unofficial names of bridges names which have lapsed since April 2016 With 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 Skating EditIf 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 a number of canals including the Keizersgracht The Keizersgracht is then designated as the main canal for skating 4 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 5 The Keizersrace is a sprint race that is held between the Leidsestraat and the Spiegelgracht The winner of the race may call himself herself the Keizer in of Amsterdam The race was held in 1991 1996 1997 and 2012 6 Tunnel EditThe 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 Famous residents Edit8 Joan van Oosterwijck governor of the VOC WIC and Society of Suriname Willem Cornelisz van Muyden lived not far from the Greenland warehouses He attached a signboard The First Whale to his spacious home 65 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft and his wife Leonora Hellemans After his death his widow bought the property that the couple had lived in for years 71 73 and 127 Cornelis Trip 111 and 113 Hendrik Carloff and Jan Valckenburgh They were both involved in the slave trade between the Gold Coast and South America 123 Czech pedagogue John Amos Comenius who had moved in with Louis de Geer 137 139 Samuel Blommaert 139 Hugo Metsers 141 Laurens Reael and Jacques Specx 149 Hans van Loon governor of the VOC and Boudewijn Buch 198 Hendrick van Baerle He was involved in slave transports to Suriname 209 Gerrit Reynst and Jan Reynst art collectors 210 The doctor and mayor Nicolaes Tulp 217 Daniel Deutz mayor of Amsterdam the lawyer Jacob Walraven 7 Jan Heemskerk and his son Theo Heemskerk both home affairs minister 224 David van Baerle the merchant Jean de Neufville and Pieter van Winter art collectors 285 Kiliaen van Rensselaer his neighbor was Jacques l Hermite 289 Van Hall family possibly the birthplace of Walraven van Hall Johan van Scharphuizen lived next to the Theatre of Van Campen and later also Carel Wouter Visscher 317 Christoffer Brands 319 the actor Rutger Hauer 385 Jacob de Wit 444 446 the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam Amsterdam Public Library until 2007 Mattheus Lestevenon the ambassador in France and the bankers and art collectors Thomas Hope Henry Hope and Adriaan van der Hoop 452 Van Loon family and Gerard Arnout Hasselaer At the Molenpad Pieter and Francois Hemony established their bell foundry The first Italian opera was performed on the site in 1680 by Dirck Strijcker 456 the surgeon David van Gesscher 458 Frederick Coyett the last governor of Dutch Formosa Between the Leidsegracht and the Leidsestraat on the even side lived the poet Nicolaas Simon van Winter 492 Hans van Willigenburg 515 Actor Chris Zegers 518 Benno Premsela has lived for decades here and rebuilt it in his characteristic style 529 Once the home of America s second president John Adams 560 Jacob van Lennep 565 Gerrit van Uylenburgh art dealer 592 and 418 wallpaper painter Egbert van Drielst 601 Ferdinand van Collen 643 Matthias Trip 668 Mayor Cornelis Munter 672 Ferdinand Bol painter 686 Johannes Burman botanist 755 Paulien Huizinga Cosimo III de Medici stayed at an unknown number with the wool and slave trader Francesco FeroniSee also EditCanals of Amsterdam Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keizersgracht Amsterdam Notes Edit J A Wiersma De naam van onze straat Amsterdam 1987 ISBN 9062740243 blz 118 Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam hotelpulitzeramsterdam nl Huizen in Nederland 1995 Architectuurhistorische verkenningen aan de hand van het bezit van de Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser p 83 Amsterdamse Keizersgracht in de schaatsstand nufoto nl 31 december 2008 Rondvaartboot vaart ijs in gracht stuk Het Parool 3 januari 2008 Keizersrace www parool nl 11 februari 2012 Walraven Jacob 1759 1823 huygens knaw nlSources EditExternal links EditOverzicht Keizersgracht even zijde amsterdamsegrachtenhuizen info Overzicht Keizersgracht oneven zijde amsterdamsegrachtenhuizen info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keizersgracht amp oldid 1126331331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
