Prinsengracht

The Prinsengracht is a 3.2-kilometer (2.0 mi)-long canal that runs parallel to the Keizersgracht in the center of Amsterdam.

[1] Construction started in 1612 on the initiative of Mayor Frans Hendricksz.

The part between the Leidsegracht and the Amstel was developed during the city expansion of 1658.

The Prinsengracht was a key part of Amsterdam’s urban planning during the Dutch Golden Age, serving as a trade route and expanding the city’s economic potential.

[3] There are many monuments and monumental canal houses on the Prinsengracht, including: The Prinsengracht starts in the north at the Brouwersgracht, bends parallel to the Keizersgracht to the southeast and flows into the Amstel.

In 1615 Gerrit Reynst became the owner of an empty plot, now Prinsengracht 2-10; his heirs, two daughters who married Samuel Blommaert and Isaac Coymans, sold the lots in 1617, 1618 and 1622.