Lijnbaansgracht

Lijnbaansgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛimbaːnsˌxrɑxt]) is a partly filled-in canal in Amsterdam which bends beyond the boundary of the center, Amsterdam-Centrum.

The canal runs parallel to the Singelgracht, between the Brouwersgracht and the Reguliersgracht.

The Lijnbaansgracht is named after the ropewalks ("lijnbanen") of the ropemakers, which needed a lot of space and were located here on the former edge of the city.

The Lijnbaansgracht ran through the Schans to the Muiderpoort until the 19th century.

Only the built-up bank on the center of the canal was called Lijnbaansgracht.

Melkweg at nr. 234