Golden Bend
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Golden Bend is the most prestigious and architecturally grand stretch of Amsterdam’s Herengracht canal, famed for its wide, opulent canal houses built by the city’s wealthy elite in the 17th century.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal-side district
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historic urban area → |
| architecturalStyle |
Canal house architecture
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Dutch Classicism → |
| country |
Netherlands
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| developedDuring |
Dutch Golden Age
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| developedInPeriod |
17th century
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| eraOfConstruction |
late 1600s
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| famousFor |
architecturally grand canal mansions
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association with Amsterdam’s wealthy elite → prestigious canal houses → |
| hasCharacteristic |
high-status residential buildings
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monumental architecture → opulent facades → wide canal-front plots → |
| hasView |
Herengracht canal
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| heritageStatus |
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Amsterdam Canal Ring
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| isPartOf |
historic center of Amsterdam
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| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Herengracht → Netherlands → North Holland → |
| notableFeature |
concentration of grand merchant houses
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symbol of Amsterdam’s mercantile wealth → |
| partOf |
Amsterdam canal belt
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Grachtengordel → |
| primaryFunction |
elite residential area
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| tourismAttraction |
yes
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| urbanType |
canal-side residential strip
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| usedBy |
Amsterdam patrician families
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Herengracht
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knownFor |
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Gouden Bocht
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