Mystery solved: underground canals in these places in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is bursting with canals and we are very proud of that. But did you know that there are also hidden canals in the city? Without realizing it, you certainly regularly walk on a canal instead of along it. We tell you all about it!
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Amsterdam has 165 canals, with a length of 75 kilometers. Impressive numbers, but it becomes even more impressive when you know that there are also some underground canals. Water is created under the Leidseplein, the Munt and the Nieuwmarkt, and almost no Amsterdammer who starts walking over it knows that from cycling.
Leidseplein
The Lijnbaansgracht used to flow on the spot where the Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen is now. Now he is actually still there, but underground. Originally discussed here is not the moat, but started to build there. An extra wall has been built to ensure that things do not collapse. Behind the Barlaeus Gymnasium is a culvert where the canal goes underground, to come out again behind the Stadsschouwburg, at the Melkweg. Incidentally, with the construction of the bicycle shed on Leidseplein, a section of the underground canal has disappeared.
The Nieuwmarkt
You don’t notice it at all, but water also runs under the Nieuwmarkt. On one side of the Nieuwmarkt is the Geldersekade and on the other side is the water of the Kloveniersburgwal. This water merges under your feet, and there’s even a sluice gate to make sure it runs smoothly. If the water rises sharply in this Bijleveldsche lock, make sure that the canals do not overflow.
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The coin
Although the Munt appears to be a busy intersection, it is actually a very large bridge between the Amstel and the Singel. So water flows underneath. From a small formerly made from the end of the nineteenth century from a narrow bridge.
Used sources:
denederlanden.com
amsterdam.nl
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