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Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam

Brouwersgracht, the Brewers' Canal, is one of the most beautiful canals in Amsterdam.

Brouwersgracht, the Brewers' Canal, is one of the most beautiful canals in Amsterdam. Running from Singel to Marnixstraat, lined with former 16th– 17thcentury breweries, pakhuizen (warehouses), fish processors, and tanneries, many of which have been converted into residences. Some mansions still have relics of their former owners and notable architecture features. Look out for the neck gable at no. 20, former hidden church inside no. 132, 2 dried fish on a metal screen above the door at no. 162, triple warehouse at no. 174, spout gables at 188 – 194, trapezium gables at nos. 204 – 212, and Dutch classical Doric pilasters on the façade of no. 218 which is called 'Faith'.


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About Brouwersgracht

 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Brouwersgracht and Nearby Sights on Map

Pianola Museum

The Pianola Museum is a small museum dedicated to pianolas (automatic pianos) and pianos

Noorderkerk

The 17th-century Noorderkerk in the Jordaan neighborhood was one of the first Protestant churches built after the Reformation in Amsterdam

Anne Frank House

The famous Anne Frank House is where the Jewish girl Anne Frank wrote her moving diary while hiding with her family from the Nazis

Westerkerk

The Westerkerk (Western Church) on the banks of the Prinsengracht is the largest church in Amsterdam

Homomonument

The Homomonument is a memorial to homosexuals persecuted and murdered in World War II, consisting of three 10m x 10m x 10m equilateral triangles of pink granite, representing the pink badges that gay men were forced to wear by the Nazis

Houseboat Museum

Located on the Hendrika Maria, a 1914 barge converted into a houseboat on the Prinsengracht, the Houseboat Museum shows you life aboard a typical vessel in Amsterdam

Nationaal Brilmuseum en Brillenwinkel

The list of unique museums in Amsterdam keeps getting longer

De Negen Straatjes

De Negen Straatjes is a neighborhood comprising 9 side streets of the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel in central Amsterdam, lined with boutiques, designer outlets, antique stores, and jewelers, making it a favorite with shoppers

Westerpark

Westerpark is a bustling park at the site of Amsterdam's former gasworks adjacent to the Centrum

Prinsengracht

Prinsengracht or Prince's Canal, named after the Prince of Orange, is the longest of the main canals in Amsterdam