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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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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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