The Waalseilandsgracht, or Waalseilandgracht, is a short, wide canal in the east part of the inner city of
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
.
Location
The Waalseilandsgracht runs between the Oosterdok (originally part of
the IJ) at the
Scheepvaarthuis
The Shipping House () is a building on the western tip of the Waalseiland near Amsterdam harbour that is one of the top 100 Dutch heritage sites and generally regarded as the first true example of the Amsterdam School, a style characterised by " ...
and the
Oudeschans
Oudeschans () is a small village with a population of around 100 in the municipality of Westerwolde (municipality), Westerwolde in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state p ...
at the
Montelbaanstoren The Montelbaanstoren is a tower on the bank of the Oudeschans – a canal in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It ha ...
.
Three bridges cross the Waalseilandsgracht:
*
Prins Hendrikkade
Prins Hendrikkade (Dutch for "Prince Henry's Quay") is a major street in the centre of Amsterdam. It passes Amsterdam Central Station, intersects the Damrak at the mouth of the Amstel river, and forms the southern end of the IJtunnel across the I ...
crosses at the Oosterdok de Kraansluis (bridge no. 300),
* The monumental Waalseiland bridge (bridge no. 283) crosses the middle
* At the Montelbaan tower along the Oudeschans it is crossed by the Montelbaans bridge (bridge no. 280).
The streets along the water on the west and south side (Lastagebuurt) are called Kromme Waal and Oude Waal.
On the northeast side (on the Waalseiland): Binnenkant.
History
The canal is named after the Waalseiland to the northeast of it, which was created by infill in 1644.
The Waalseilandsgracht was part of the
Port of Amsterdam
The port of Amsterdam () is an Inland port, inland port, seaport in Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the 14th busiest port in Europe by total cargo tonnage. In 2023, the port of Amsterdam had a cargo throughput of 63 million tons. ...
until the 19th century .
File:Waalseiland (1657).jpg , The Waalseilandsgracht (above) around the Waalseiland. On the left the Oudeschans. Detail of a map from 1657.
File:Brug283.jpg , The Waalseiland bridge (bridge no. 283), designed by Joan van der Mey
Joan (Jo) Melchior van der Mey (19 August 1878, Delfshaven – 6 June 1949, Geulle) was a Dutch architect best known as the originator of the Amsterdam School style of architecture. His most famous work is the landmark Scheepvaarthuis (Ship ...
, in the Amsterdam School
The Amsterdam School (Dutch: ''Amsterdamse School'') is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked ...
style, with the Scheepvaarthuis
The Shipping House () is a building on the western tip of the Waalseiland near Amsterdam harbour that is one of the top 100 Dutch heritage sites and generally regarded as the first true example of the Amsterdam School, a style characterised by " ...
in the background.
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 co ...
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Canals in Amsterdam