Achtergracht
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 North side seen from the bridge at the Amstel | |
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| Location | Amsterdam |
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| Postal code | 1017 |
| Coordinates | 52°21′41″N 4°54′05″E / 52.361304°N 4.901386°E |
| West end | Frederiksplein |
| To | Amstel |
The Achtergracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑxtərˌɣrɑxt]) is a short canal in Amsterdam, located between Frederiksplein and the Amstel, parallel to the Prinsengracht. The Achtergracht is located in the eastern part of the Grachtengordel (canal belt).
The original Achtergracht was dug around 1660 and connected the Reguliersgracht with the Amstel. The canal can also be seen on the map of the city that city architect Daniël Stalpaert made in 1662, named Achter Graft.[1] Three bridges were laid over the canal. The first was in the eastern quay of the Reguliersgracht, a second in Utrechtsestraat and a third in the western quay of the Amstel.[citation needed] In 1870 most of the canal was filled in, with the first two bridges becoming redundant.[1] The filled-in part now forms the Falckstraat and the north side of the Frederiksplein.[2]
At the last extension of the canal belt east of the Amstel in the direction of the IJ, the Nieuwe Achtergracht was constructed as an extension of the Achtergracht.[citation needed]
Architecture
The façade walls along both the odd-numbered side (northern quay) and the even-numbered side (southern quay) consist almost entirely of municipal or national monuments.[citation needed] At numbers 2-26 Achtergracht there are examples of warehouses. They are called The Sun, and January to December.[3] This is an example of a warehouse row, which is also found on the Brouwersgracht or the Prinsengracht.[citation needed]
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