Herengracht

E3946

canal waterway

Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.

Aliases (8)

Herengracht canal ×3
Herengracht 366 ×1
Herengracht 368 ×1
Herengracht 386 ×1
Herengracht 412 ×1
Herengracht 476 ×1
Herengracht Golden Bend section ×1
within UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht’ ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal → waterway →
constructionStart	17th century →
country	Netherlands →
crosses	Leidsegracht → Reguliersgracht → Utrechtsestraat → Vijzelstraat →
developedDuring	Dutch Golden Age →
endPoint	Amstel River →
follows	Singel →
forms	part of concentric canal ring around Amsterdam centre →
formsWith	Keizersgracht → Prinsengracht →
hasFunction	status symbol for wealthy merchants → transport in early modern Amsterdam →
hasNotableBuilding	canal houses with ornate gables →
hasNotableSection	area between Vijzelstraat and Leidsestraat →
hasPart	Gouden Bocht → Herengracht Golden Bend section →
hasScenicValue	high →
hasUse	cultural → office → residential →
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
isMajorCanalOf	Amsterdam →
knownFor	17th-century canal houses → Golden Bend → canal-side mansions → historic architecture → merchant houses →
languageOfName	Dutch →
locatedIn	Amsterdam → Amsterdam-Centrum → province of North Holland →
namedAfter	Heren (Gentlemen) of Amsterdam city government →
parallelTo	Keizersgracht → Prinsengracht →
partOf	Amsterdam canal belt → Grachtengordel →
startPoint	Brouwersgracht →
streetType	canal street →
tourismAttraction	yes →
urbanContext	historic city centre of Amsterdam →
waterwayType	inner-city canal →
worldHeritageSite	Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht 366") → Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht 368") → Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht 386") → Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht 412") → Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht 476") →	hasNotableBuilding
Brouwersgracht → Leidsegracht → Reguliersgracht → Vijzelstraat →	crosses
Gouden Bocht ("Herengracht canal") → Keizersgracht →	follows
Grachtengordel → Herengracht ("Herengracht Golden Bend section") →	hasPart
Golden Bend → Gouden Bocht →	locatedIn
Keizersgracht → Prinsengracht →	parallelTo
Singel →	connectedTo
Reguliersgracht →	connectsTo
Vijzelstraat →	connectsWith
Amsterdam-Centrum →	contains
Emperor’s Canal →	formsWith
Amsterdam →	hasCanal
Brouwersgracht →	hasNotableIntersection
Golden Bend ("Herengracht canal") →	hasView
Singel ("within UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht’") →	heritageStatus
Spui ("Herengracht canal") →	locatedNear
House with the Heads →	locatedOn