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:
Jordaan neighborhood