The Elandsgracht is a street and former canal in Amsterdam , the Netherlands. It runs between the Prinsengracht and the Singelgracht in the Jordaan neighborhood of the Amsterdam-Centrum district. Bridge 169 over the Singelgracht and Bridge 107 over the Lijnbaansgracht connect the Elandsgracht in the direction of the Kinkerstraat. The Elandsgracht is in the west of the Grachtengordel (canal belt). The Elandsstraat runs parallel to the Elandsgracht. There are houses, shops, cafés and restaurants on the former canal, with parking spaces in the middle.
7-739: Notable buildings: A section of Elandsgracht at the corner with the Prinsengracht has been called Johnny Jordaanplein for several years. It holds statues of four famous Jordanian musicians: Johnny Jordaan , Tante Leen , Manke Nelis and Johnny Meijer , and the duo Jan & Mien. There are also plans to place a statue of Willy Alberti . There were eleven canals in the Jordaan: from north to south: Palmgracht , Goudsbloemgracht , Lindengracht , Anjeliersgracht , Egelantiersgracht , Bloemgracht , Rozengracht , Lauriergracht , Elandsgracht , Looiersgracht and Passeerdersgracht . Elandsgracht
14-538: Is closed to bus traffic for the event. In contrast to the first eight canals in the Jordaan, the canal is not named after a flower, plant or tree, but after the many tanneries that used to be located here where hides from, among others, Elk were worked. At the Busstation Elandsgracht are stops for tram lines 5 , 7 , 17 and 19; Connexxion regional bus station and a taxi rank. On the section of
21-788: The Elandsgracht between the Marnixstraat and the Singelgracht the first tram line appeared in 1905, line 7. Line 17 was added in 1915. In 1974 was a station for the Witkar , invented by Luud Schimmelpennink . Johnny Jordaanplein The Johnny Jordaanplein , also known as Johnny Jordaan Square is a public square in the center of the Dutch city of Amsterdam which features outdoor sculptures . The square
28-531: The late 19th century Justus van Maurik wrote about Jacob Frederik Muller ( 1690–1718 ), who according to the myth would have been the most notorious villain of Amsterdam of all time. He is said to have lived in the Fort van Sjaco on Elandsgracht near numbers 71-77. Since 1975 the annual Jordaan festival has been held around the Elandsgracht. In recent years this has taken place at the Appeltjesmarkt, which
35-569: The square. A statue of Johnny Jordaan was unveiled in 1991. There are sculptures of other performers: Tante Leen , Johnny Meijer , Manke Nelis and Jan & Mien in the square. The square is located on the end of the Elandsgracht next to the De Land Cafe. The exact location is where the Elandsgracht meets the Prinsengracht . The location is a popular meeting place for the residents of Jordaan . Two Separate locations competed for
42-467: Was filled in 1891. Goudsbloemgracht was filled in after 1857, Anjeliersgracht in 1861, Rozengracht in 1889, Lindengracht and the Palmgracht in 1895. The reasons for filling the canals were the poor water quality and the need to create space for increasing traffic. Since then, various plans have been made to fill other canals, but these have met with resistance from shopkeepers and market traders. In
49-462: Was named for musician Johnny Jordaan and it was dedicated in 1991. The square was named for a popular musician in the mid-1900s: Johnny Jordaan which was the stage name of Johannes Hendricus van Musscher . There is a colorful hut in the small square and bronze sculptures of Jordaan musical hall of fame. The English name for the square is "Johnny Jordaan Square". Jordaan died in died in 1989 and shortly after his death there were proposals to dedicate
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