Palmgracht

The Palmgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɑl(ə)mˌɣrɑxt]; Palm Canal) is a street and former canal in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Centrum district of Amsterdam.

The third side street, the Driehoekstraat, is in the northernmost point of the Jordaan.

The reasons for filling them were the poor water quality and the need to create space for the increasing traffic.

Since then, various plans have been made to backfill canals, but have met with much opposition from shopkeepers and market traders.

Above the entrance is a facing brick with the family crest of founder Pieter Adriaensz Raep and a stone with the foundation year.