The Rapenburgwal () is a secondary canal in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
in the east of the
Amsterdam-Centrum
Amsterdam-Centrum is the inner-most borough and historical city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, containing the majority of the city's landmarks. Established in 2002, Amsterdam-Centrum was the last area in the city to be granted the status of s ...
district, in the
Lastage neighborhood.
Location
The canal forms the northeast border of the island of
Uilenburg.
It is connected to
Oudeschans and
Uilenburgergracht, which delimit the northwest and the southeast of the island.
It is crossed in its center section by Bridge 281, Peperbrug, which connects Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat on Uilenburg island to Peperstraat on Marken (Valkenburg) island.
A 1737 map shows that the canal once ran further east to the
Markengracht, which was back-filled in 1968 during construction of the
IJtunnel.
File:Gerrit de Broen - Amsterdam (1737) Markengracht.jpg , Detail of 1737 map, looking south. In the center a square of canals with Uilenburgergracht running across it. Clockwise from left, Markengracht (SE), Houtkopersburgwal (SW), Monkelbaansburgwal ( Oudeschans) (NW), Rapenburgwal (NE).
File:Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Afb ANWR00279000001.jpg , The Rapenburgwal towards Oudeschans with the Montelbaan tower. Foreground Peperbrug (bridge 281). (1900)
File:Overzicht Rapenburgwal vanaf de brug bij de Montelbaanstoren - Amsterdam - 20010968 - RCE.jpg , Rapenburgwal from the bridge at the Montelbaanstoren The Montelbaanstoren is a tower on bank of the Oudeschans – a canal in Amsterdam. The original tower was built in 1516 as part of the Walls of Amsterdam for the purpose of defending the city and the harbour. The top half, designed by Hendrick de K ...
File:Peperbrug from Rapenwal 2016-09-12.jpg , Peperbrug from Rapenwal (2016)
See also
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Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than of ''grachten'' (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form c ...
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Canals in Amsterdam