Grachtengordel
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Grachtengordel is the famous ring of 17th-century canals encircling Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its picturesque waterways and canal houses.
Observed surface forms (20)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal district
→
urban heritage site → |
| architecturalStyle |
Dutch Golden Age
→
surface form:
Dutch Golden Age architecture
|
| borderedBy |
Amsterdam
→
surface form:
Amsterdam city centre
Jordaan → |
| conservationStatus | protected urban landscape → |
| country | Netherlands → |
| governingBody | Municipality of Amsterdam → |
| hasCharacteristic |
canal houses with ornate gables
→
houseboats → picturesque waterways → ring of concentric canals → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic image in Dutch tourism marketing
→
symbol of Amsterdam’s identity → |
| hasMediaFranchise | featured in numerous films and artworks → |
| hasPart |
Herengracht
→
Keizersgracht → Prinsengracht → Singel → |
| hasTransportConnection |
Amsterdam Central Station (nearby)
→
tram network of Amsterdam → |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (i)
→
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii) → UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) → |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inception | 17th century → |
| languageUsed | Dutch → |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam → |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | North Holland → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
→
Central European Time → |
| mainRiverBasin |
IJ Bay
→
surface form:
IJ
|
| nativeLanguageName | Dutch → |
| notableFor |
merchant houses of the Dutch Golden Age
→
well-preserved 17th-century urban planning → |
| officialName | Grachtengordel self-link → |
| partOf |
Grachtengordel
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Amsterdam canal system
Amsterdam-Centrum →
surface form:
historic centre of Amsterdam
|
| significantEvent | Amsterdam city expansion of the 17th century → |
| topLevelDomain | .nl → |
| touristAttraction |
canal cruises
→
canal-side cafés and restaurants → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2010 → |
| usedFor |
recreation
→
residential housing → tourism → water management → |
| waterwaySystem |
Amstel River
→
surface form:
Amstel River basin
|
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam Canal Ring
this entity surface form:
Grachtengordel-West
this entity surface form:
Keizersgracht area
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Prinsengracht area
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Amsterdam canal belt (inner medieval section)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Amsterdam Canal Ring
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the 17th-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht)
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal network
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam inner canals
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal network
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Western Canal Belt of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam-Centrum
this entity surface form:
canal belt of Amsterdam
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View of the Herengracht, Amsterdam
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The Bend in the Herengracht, Amsterdam
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal ring area
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal ring
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam Canal Ring
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal system
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Amsterdam Canal Ring
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal ring
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt
this entity surface form:
Amsterdam canal network