Brouwersgracht


The Brouwersgracht is a canal in Amsterdam that connects the Singel with the Singelgracht.
The canal marks the northwestern border of the Grachtengordel.
Between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht the Brouwersgracht forms the northern border of the Jordaan neighborhood.
The house numbers of the Lijnbaansgracht, the Prinsengracht, the Keizersgracht, the Herengracht and the Singel start to count from the Brouwersgracht.
The Herenmarkt is located between Brouwersgracht no. 62 and no. 68, near the West-Indisch Huis.
In 2007 Brouwersgracht was voted the most beautiful street in Amsterdam by readers of Het Parool out of 150 nominations.

History

The canal took its name in 1594 from the many beer breweries that were to be found in this neighborhood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Starting in 1612 the canal belt was dug in southern direction from the Brouwersgracht.
From 1782, the last Amsterdam distillery of gin and liqueurs was located on the Brouwersgracht at the Driehoekstraat : De Ooievaar.
Most warehouses, built for the storage of goods, have been converted into residential houses.

Architecture

The bridges over the Brouwersgracht are: