central canal belt of Amsterdam

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historic city center area urban canal district

The central canal belt of Amsterdam is the historic ring of 17th-century canals encircling the city center, renowned for its picturesque waterways, narrow gabled houses, and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Surface form Occurrences
historic urban canal network of Amsterdam 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic city center area ⓘ
urban canal district ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dutch Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dutch Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic European canal landscape ⓘ
symbol of Amsterdam ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic brick canal houses ⓘ
concentric canal layout ⓘ
tree-lined quays ⓘ
hasPart Herengracht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keizersgracht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prinsengracht NERFINISHED ⓘ
Singel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportType bicycle traffic ⓘ
canal boat tours ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ
hasView canal bridges ⓘ
historic facades ⓘ
houseboats ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtectionStatus protected historic area ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
locatedIn Amsterdam ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
North Holland ⓘ
notableFor arched stone bridges ⓘ
canal-side warehouses ⓘ
merchant houses ⓘ
narrow gabled houses ⓘ
picturesque waterways ⓘ
partOf Amsterdam cityscape ⓘ
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic center of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ
planningConcept planned urban expansion ⓘ
water-based infrastructure ⓘ
significantPeriod Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (i) ⓘ
criterion (ii) ⓘ
criterion (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2010 ⓘ
usedFor commercial activities ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
water management ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vijzelgracht metro station → servesArea → central canal belt of Amsterdam ⓘ
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal → partOf → central canal belt of Amsterdam ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic urban canal network of Amsterdam