Keizersgracht - Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Keizersgracht 17/12/2022 12h18
The black stone wall of De Bazel, an imposing building on Vijzelstraat (and Keizergracht) where historical archive material from the Middle Ages to the present is kept

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Keizersgracht
The Keizersgracht, the second of the three Amsterdam canals that together form the canals, lies between Herengracht and Prinsengracht.

The first part of the Keizersgracht (between Brouwersgracht and (approximately) the current Leidsegracht was dug in the summer of 1615 on the initiative of mayor Frans Hendricksz Oetgens, city carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz Staets and urban surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck, The Keizersgracht, named after Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire, is the widest canal in the center of Amsterdam, namely one hundred feet from Amsterdam, ie 28.31 meters.Very remarkable detail is that the Keizersgracht was later dug than the Prinsengracht (which was dug in 1614), while the Keizersgracht the second canal is from the three main canals.
In September 1614, the idea arose of turning Keizersgracht into a chic boulevard without water, following the example of Lange Voorhout in The Hague. There they have seen for a few reasons. The council suspected that the future buyers of lots on the Keizersgracht would like to reach their home or warehouse by boat. Other considerations were the need for water storage, the easier supply of building and material for raising, but especially the shortage of collection material. The construction of the fortifications also required a lot of material for raising.
In November 1615 the allotment on the east side was finished. The lots got the same width by 30 feet as on the Herengracht. The construction was soon completed: in 1618 there were hardly any vacant plots.

The part between the Leidsegracht and the Amstel belongs to the fourth interpretation (1658). In 1663 the actual digging of this part of the Keizersgracht began. In 1667 both parts of the Keizersgracht were connected.

The part between the Amstel and the Plantage Muidergracht was built last. This part was given the name Nieuwe Keizersgracht.

City architect Daniël Stalpaert conceived an extra street between Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht during the second phase in 1663 to provide the canal houses with a back entrance where one could build a coach house: the Kerkstraat.

In 1949, because of the elm disease, the municipality had all the trees cut down on the canal, after which lime trees were planted.

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