Herengracht 81 (facade)
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This building is located on the Herengracht. The Herengracht is the second of four Amsterdam canals belonging to the canal belt and is located between the Singel and the Keizersgracht. The Gouden Bocht in particular is known for its large and beautiful canal houses.
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The Herengracht was created from 1612 on the initiative of mayor Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, city carpenter Hendrick Jacobsz. Staets and city surveyor Lucas Jansz Sinck. Initially it was a moat (dug in 1585) for the companies and railway lines that were located behind the Singel. The moat within the city wall ran parallel to the moat outside the city wall. The Herengracht therefore still has a kink at the Driekoningenstraat; the outer moat was placed around a bulwark at that height. Widened from ditch to the current canal, the canal was named Herengracht in 1612, after the Lords Rulers of the city of Amsterdam. The part between Leidsegracht and the Binnen Amstel belongs to the expansion after 1658. In this part lies the Gouden Bocht, the most prestigious part of the Herengracht. Here many houses were inhabited by regents, mayors and merchants, who earned their capital in trade with South America or the Dutch East Indies.











