formed western boundary of medieval Amsterdam
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The Singel is a historic canal in Amsterdam that once encircled the medieval city as part of its defensive moat system and now forms a central, picturesque waterway lined with notable buildings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Singel | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo | IJ (former bay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| encircled | medieval city of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| formed | western boundary of medieval Amsterdam ⓘ |
| forms | historic canal belt of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| function | defensive moat ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
lined with notable buildings
ⓘ
picturesque waterway ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht" ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Dutch word "singel" meaning belt or encircling ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Munttoren vicinity
ⓘ
historic canal houses with gabled facades ⓘ |
| hasSection | Bloemenmarkt area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | floating flower market (Bloemenmarkt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransition | from defensive moat to urban canal ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
bicycles along its banks
ⓘ
boats ⓘ pedestrian traffic along its banks ⓘ |
| hasUse |
recreation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| isInTimePeriod | Middle Ages (as city moat) ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
historic canal houses
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| isOlderThan |
Herengracht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keizersgracht NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinsengracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isParallelTo |
Herengracht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keizersgracht NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinsengracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Amsterdam’s historic defensive works (originally)
ⓘ
historic centre of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| laterFunction | inner-city canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Amsterdam canal belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traverses | Amsterdam city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanRole | central canal in Amsterdam city centre ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Singel