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Schippersgracht

Schippersgracht with the Scharrebier lock
Length	100 metres (330 ft)
Location	Amsterdam
Postal code	1016
Coordinates	52°22′14″N 4°54′44″E / 52.370643°N 4.912141°E / 52.370643; 4.912141
East end	Rapenburgerplein
To	Prins Hendrikkade

The Schippersgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪpərsˌxrɑxt]) is a canal and street in the Centrum district of Amsterdam that runs from the Rapenburgerplein to the Prins Hendrikkade.

Location

The Schippersgracht street starts where Foeliedwarsstraat crosses Rapenburgerplein and ends at the Kortjewantsbrug (bridge 487) on Prins Hendrikkade. The Schippersgracht canal is an extension of the Nieuwe Herengracht leading to Nieuwe Vaart, and is about 100 metres (330 ft) long. The quay along the north-west side of the water has the house numbers 2 to 16, with even and odd numbers alternating (not opposite each other). In the past there were higher house numbers, up to 423. The current numbering began in the 19th century. The southeastern bank of the canal is called Kadijksplein. The Schippersgracht owes its name to the fact that many skippers lived here.

Architecture

There are a number of monumental buildings from the 17th century on Schippersgracht, including numbers 14 and 15. The Amsterdam architect Herman Hendrik Baanders (1849–1905) designed Schippersgracht 5 (1897). Baanders was mainly active in Amsterdam.

History

In April 1854 the Amsterdamsche Duinwater-Maatschappij started installation of drinking water on the Schippersgracht. Around 1906 the end of tram line 2 was on the Schippersgracht. This was canceled after six months and shortened to Central Station.

• Schippersgracht, corner with Prins Hendrikkade
• Schippersgracht 14-16
• Amsterdam Canal Parade 2017
• Section of the canal

See also

• Canals of Amsterdam

References

v t e Canals of Amsterdam
Excludes former canals that have since been filled in
Amstel sections	Damrak (partly filled up) Rokin (partly filled up) Amstel
Inner City	Oudezijds Kolk Oudezijds Voorburgwal Oudezijds Achterburgwal Grimburgwal Geldersekade Kloveniersburgwal Singel
Lastage	Kromme Waal Rechtboomssloot Kromboomssloot Groenburgwal Zwanenburgwal Raamgracht Oudeschans Snoekjesgracht Waalseilandsgracht Rapenburgwal Uilenburgergracht Houtkopersburgwal
Grachtengordel	Herengracht Keizersgracht Prinsengracht Lijnbaansgracht Singelgracht Brouwersgracht Blauwburgwal Leliegracht Leidsegracht Spiegelgracht Reguliersgracht Achtergracht
Jordaan	Brouwersgracht Egelantiersgracht Bloemgracht Lauriergracht Looiersgracht Passeerdersgracht
Plantage	Nieuwe Herengracht Nieuwe Keizersgracht Nieuwe Prinsengracht Nieuwe Achtergracht Onbekendegracht Plantage Muidergracht Schippersgracht Entrepotdok Entrepotdoksluis
Westelijke Eilanden	Eilandsgracht Bickersgracht Prinseneilandsgracht Realengracht Smallepadsgracht Zoutkeetsgracht
Oostelijke Eilanden	Oosterdok Dijksgracht Nieuwe Vaart Kattenburgervaart Wittenburgervaart Oostenburgervaart

• Canals in Amsterdam