Bloemgracht
The Bloemgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblumˌɣrɑxt]) is a canal in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It connects the Prinsengracht with the Lijnbaansgracht and runs between and parallel to Nieuwe Leliestraat and Bloemstraat in the Amsterdam-Centrum district. The canal is named after the bulwark "de Bloem", later called "Rijkeroord". From 1614 a windmill was located here, but it was moved to Haarlemmerweg in 1878.
The Rosa Overbeekbrug, a bridge over the Bloemgracht, November 2012 | |
Location of Bloemgracht (dark blue) | |
| Length | .47 kilometres (0.29 mi) |
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| Location | Amsterdam |
| Postal code | 1015, 1016 |
| Coordinates | 52.374572°N 4.880153°E |
| East end | Prinsengracht |
| To | Lijnbaansgracht |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 17th century |
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