Oude Pijp ( Dutch for "Old Pipe"), also known as Noord-Pijp (Dutch for "North-Pipe") is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam , Netherlands located in an urbanised part of the Zuid borough. It had a population of 14,102 in 2011 and an area of 68 hectares. Together with Nieuwe Pijp , Oude Pijp forms De Pijp .
7-885: Oude Pijp is bordered by the Boerenwetering (west), the Singelgracht (north), the Amstel (east), and the Ceintuurbaan (south). The Sarphatipark is part of Oude Pijp. Notable locations include the Albert Cuyp Market and the Heineken Experience , a former Heineken brewery, currently an industrial museum. Several books by notable Dutch authors are set in Oude Pijp in the early 20th century: This North Holland location article
14-601: A result, the canal had a much more curvier course than these days. Parallel to the Singelgracht, on the inside of the ramparts was the Lijnbaansgracht situated, named after the ropeyards in this area. For two centuries, Amsterdam kept its characteristic crescent-shaped layout. In the last quarter of the 19th century, the city expanded beyond the Singelgracht. New roads were laid out on the former ramparts: Marnixstraat , Weteringschans and Sarphatistraat. Most of
21-468: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Singelgracht The Singelgracht ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪŋəlˌɣrɑxt] ) is a semi-circular waterway that borders the entire city centre of Amsterdam , Netherlands. The canal runs along the Nassaukade [ nl ] , Stadhouderskade [ nl ] and Mauritskade [ nl ] streets. Formerly part of
28-507: The ramparts , it formed the outer defenses of the city. The name is related to the Dutch word omsingelen , "to surround", and comes ultimately from Latin cingulum , meaning "belt". "Gracht" means canal . Other Dutch towns also have ring-shaped canals named Singel or Singelgracht. The Singelgracht is often confused with another Amsterdam canal, the Singel . The Singel however surrounds
35-532: The 'outside' are three major roads: Nassaukade (west), Stadhouderskade (south) and Mauritskade (east). Singelgracht therefore is never part of an address. For this reason the name is less known than that of other canals. After the fourth expansion of the Amsterdam canal ring around 1660, the outer canal – with the ramparts that formed the city defenses – became the new boundary of the city. Within these ramparts there were strongholds on which windmills were built. As
42-404: The relatively small medieval center of Amsterdam, whereas the Singelgracht surrounds the entire city center, including the famous ring of canals . The name merely applies to the waterway, not to the adjacent built-up quays. The names of the streets on the 'inside' of the semi-circular canal are: Marnixkade, Leidsekade, Nicolaas Witsenkade, Sarphatikade, Huddekade, Spinozastraat and Alexanderkade. On
49-585: The strongholds or bulwarks (Dutch: "bolwerken") were demolished and the canal was straightened. The former winding course can still be recognized in a few places. Two windmills remain; both however were moved to new locations: De Gooyer to Zeeburgerstraat in Amsterdam-Oost and De Bloem to Haarlemmerweg in Amsterdam-West . The section of the Singelgracht between the Westerkanaal and
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