Oudezijds Voorburgwal
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Oudezijds Voorburgwal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals, running through the historic city center and forming a central artery of the Red Light District with its characteristic canal houses and nightlife.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal | 2 |
| OZ Voorburgwal | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
street in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
ⓘ
surface form:
OZ Voorburgwal
|
| crosses |
Damstraat
ⓘ
Grimburgwal ⓘ Korte Niezel ⓘ Lange Niezel ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Grachtengordel
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt (inner medieval section)
|
| hasBuildingType |
canal-side warehouses
ⓘ
narrow gabled houses ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic canal houses
ⓘ
medieval street pattern ⓘ nightlife venues ⓘ red-light windows ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
bars and cafés
ⓘ
hotels and hostels ⓘ restaurants ⓘ sex industry ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bethlehemsteeg bridges
ⓘ
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam ⓘ
surface form:
Oude Kerk
former monasteries and church buildings ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
cycling
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction | central artery of the Red Light District ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayType | gracht ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of protected cityscape of Amsterdam centre ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest canals in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| isPedestrianFriendly | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgwallen-Oude Zijde
|
| nameMeaning | Old Side Front Rampart ⓘ |
| near |
Dam Square
ⓘ
Nieuwmarkt area ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuwmarkt
|
| partOf |
Amsterdam-Centrum
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam city centre
De Wallen ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Oudezijds Achterburgwal ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
Dam Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Dam Square vicinity
|
| terminusSouth | Oudezijds Kolk area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hospitality and entertainment
ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OZ Voorburgwal
subject surface form:
Red Light District (Amsterdam)
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal