Brouwersgracht

Brouwersgracht
Warehouses and houseboats on the Brouwersgracht
Aerial view of the Brouwersgracht and surroundings. In the foreground the Brouwersgracht, behind it the Haarlemmerbuurt; circa 1930.
LocationAmsterdam
Postal code1013, 1015
Coordinates52°22′53″N 4°53′13″E / 52.381401°N 4.886841°E / 52.381401; 4.886841
Southeast endSingel
ToSingelgracht
Construction
Construction start17th century

The Brouwersgracht 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 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.[1]


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