Rozengracht

The Rozengracht is a street in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam. It runs between the Prinsengracht at the Westermarkt and the Singel canal at De Clercqstraat. The name means "Rose canal".

Rozengracht
Rozengracht 147 to 181
Location of Rozengracht (red)
LocationAmsterdam
Postal code1016
Coordinates52.373101°N 4.879572°E / 52.373101; 4.879572
FromPrinsengracht
ToSingel canal
Construction
Construction start17th century

The Rozengracht is one of the six former canals in the Jordaan. The reasons for filling in the 17th-century canal in 1890 were poor hygiene from polluted water, and the need for a broad exit road to the new neighborhoods west of the Singel canal. De Clercqstraat was built in 1895 as a westward extension of the Rozengracht. To the east, in the direction of the Dam, the street continues into Raadhuisstraat.

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