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27-512: The Prins Hendrikkade runs roughly northwest to southeast, from the northern end of Singel canal to Kattenburgerplein square. Car traffic is banned from the part of the street directly in front of Amsterdam Central Station, between Martelaarsgracht and Damrak . The street continues in westerly direction as Nieuwe Westerdokstraat and Haarlemmerhouttuinen. At the eastern end, the street turns north at Kattenburgerplein and continues as Kattenburgerstraat. The body of water between Prins Hendrikkade and

54-519: A large bulwark that extended as far as the IJ. This was part of the Third Expansion - Derde Uitleg (nl) - of Amsterdam, for which the first plans date from 1610. Land speculation by a number of council members, including Frans Hendricksz. Oetgens, led to a riot in the council in 1614. If the speculators had got their way it would have led to the need for extensive buy-out of land by the city, or

81-477: A reduction in income to the city. Initially, the three largest islands were called Vooreiland, Middeneiland and Achtereiland. They were connected by eight bridges. The Vooreiland was renamed Bickerseiland after Jan Bicker , a descendant of the Bicker merchant family who had managed the construction in the city administration. Achtereiland was for the same reason named Realeneiland after Jacob Reael. Middeneiland

108-773: The Centrum district of Amsterdam : Bickerseiland, Prinseneiland and Realeneiland. They are located to the south of the IJ and the Zeeheldenbuurt , to the north of the railway line between Central Station and Amsterdam-Sloterdijk , to the west of the Westerdok and to the east of the Planciusbuurt on the Westerkanaal . The Westelijke Eilanden form the core of the Golden Reael area, which also includes

135-558: The Oude Teertuinen ("former tar yards"). The section at the northern end of Oudezijds Kolk canal was known as Kamperhoofd . A large cannon was placed on the city walls at Kamperhoofd, which formed the northernmost point of the Medieval city. The easternmost part of the street was originally known as Buitenkant ("outside"), a name reflected in the street name Binnenkant ("inside") which still exists opposite this section of

162-716: The Reael family on the Zandhoek, the side that bordered on the IJ (now shielded by Westerdok and Westerdoksdijk). The gable stone depicted a Golden Reaal , a Spanish/Portuguese coin that was used all over the world at the beginning of the 17th century. It showed one holding an image of Emperor Charles V . It made such an impression in the 20th century that the neighborhood was called the Golden Reaal. There are still thirteen impressive captain's houses. Reynier Reael gave credit to ship carpenters, who did not have to pay rent for

189-568: The Tesselse Kade was broadened and renamed Prins Hendrikkade. A small park known as Prins Hendrikplantsoen was constructed on the now wide street, and a bust of Prince Henry was placed in the park (the bust was moved to the eastern part of Prins Hendrikkade in 1979). The terrain sloped down gently from the Prins Hendrikkade to a quay along the waterside. This quay was replaced in the 1960s with docks for canal tour boats operated by

216-424: The activities of grain storage, salt refining, fish smoking, tarring and calking. Until the end of the 19th century this was an area with many shipyards, small industries and warehouses. On the islands and in the immediate vicinity there were also salt sheds, buckling smokehouses, and tar and tanning works where ship timbers, sails and fishing nets were preserved. Then the ships became too large for this port, and

243-538: The adjacent Westerdok island, the Haarlemmerbuurt and the Planciusbuurt. The Westelijke Eilanden form a small world apart from the city. They are suitable for walks, which Joannes Antonides van der Goes recommended in a poem, Ystroom , as early as 1671. They are often used for filming. There have always been warehouses and shipyards on the Westelijke Eilanden. They formed an important part of

270-600: The area was used for the local herring industry. A defensive tower known as the Haringpakkerstoren stood here until it was demolished in the 19th century. East of the Haringpakkerij , the street was originally known as Tesselse Kade or Texelse Kade (" Texel Quay"). This narrow quay replaced an area that was used as timber yards ( houttuinen ) until the 17th century. After the artificial islands for Amsterdam Central Station were constructed in 1872–1879,

297-496: The atmosphere on the islands, a combination of working and living. The islands are sometimes called the "Mokum Archipelago". The Nieuwe Waal was deepened in the IJ in 1610 and demarcated with rows of poles as an extension of the Port of Amsterdam . This left an area of almost floating or loose peat in the corner of the IJ, which needed to be stabilized. Between 1611 and 1615 three large artificial islands were created there, protected by

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324-412: The city in 1631. He had ship wharfs, (ware)houses and a tower built so he could watch his ships building. A marina was built at an early stage. There was a three-aisled wooden church from 1660, which was replaced by a stone building around 1736. After this church was closed in 1939 and demolished in 1950, the gravestones were used for the restoration of the floor of St. Martin's Church, Bolsward . Some of

351-521: The city's main train station, is situated just north of the street. The Amsterdam Central Station stop of the Amsterdam Metro has an entrance on Prins Hendrikkade, just east of the Basilica of Saint Nicholas . A number of bus lines also have a stop at Prins Hendrikkade. Tram lines 4 and 14 traverse part of Prins Hendrikkade between Amsterdam Central Station and Dam Square , but do not stop on

378-624: The company of J.H. Bergmann. At the intersection with the Damrak, where the Amstel river flows into the IJ bay, the Prins Hendrikkade runs across the river's mouth on the Nieuwe Brug ("new bridge"). The first bridge here was constructed in the late 13th or early 14th century. In 1560 the Paalhuis was built adjacent to the bridge to collect customs duties on shipping. This Renaissance building

405-595: The development of the Eastern Docklands took over the role the Westelijke Eilanden had played for more than 200 years. During the first half of the 20th century, the neighborhood fell into decay. Nevertheless, much has been preserved of the atmosphere of the busy past. Bickerseiland, originally the Vooreiland, was named after the Jan Bicker who invested specifically in the island which he bought from

432-709: The eastern part of Prins Hendrikkade in order to make the area safer for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The project is expected to start in 2023. Singel Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 199285234 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:47:32 GMT Westelijke Eilanden (Amsterdam) Westelijke Eilanden ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstələkə ˈʔɛilɑndə(n)] ; "Western Islands") are three islands in

459-706: The first twelve years, but had to deliver a ship. His heirs had houses built on the island, which the city opposed. The tar company of Joseph Deutz got a large yard on the Realen Island in 1664. Until 1673 there was also a peat market. The Dutch West India Company owned a ropery which was sold in 1650. The city owned carpentry yard. As early as 1676 there was a brandy distillery at the Drieharingenbrug, called De drie gecroonde haringen ( The three crowned herrings ). These business premises were demolished around 1780 by shipbuilder Haring Booy and rebuilt as

486-602: The household items ended up in a restaurant on the Haarlemmerstraat. Bickerseiland is no longer an island due to the construction of the railway embankment between Westerdok and Westerpoort (1878) for the Den Helder–Amsterdam railway . This island, at first called the Middeneiland, was named after the (first three) Princes of Orange Princes Island. After a city council conflict that lasted ten years,

513-473: The island. The Realeneiland, at first called Achtereiland, was named after the Reael family, who owned land there. Sand was stored on the Zandhoek, which was used for raising streets and neighborhoods in the center. In 1617 cheap land on the Achtereiland started to be provided to herring fishermen from outside the city. In 1623, construction began on the island. A herring smokehouse was built in 1648 by

540-701: The sale of building plots on Princes' Island began in 1623. The island was intended for wood storage and tar. Of the 900 warehouses in Amsterdam, more than one hundred were on Prinseneiland. An attempt in 1662 to call the Galgenstraat the Prinsendwarsstraat never got off the ground. Neeltje Pater from Broek in Waterland inherited at least eleven warehouses on the island. Hardly anyone lived on Prinseneiland until after World War II . The island

567-645: The street itself. Canal tour boats (so-called rondvaartboten ) are moored on Prins Hendrikkade near the station. Water taxis have a stop near the Scheepvaarthuis (Grand Hotel Amrâth). The Prins Hendrikkade originally formed the Open Havenfront , the northern edge and outer harbour of the city, along the IJ waterfront. This lasted until the 19th century, when Amsterdam Central Station was built on artificial islands north of Prins Hendrikkade. The street

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594-421: The street. In 2018, the part of the street directly in front of Amsterdam Central Station, between Martelaarsgracht and Damrak , was made car-free in an effort to reduce east–west car traffic through the city centre and simplify the often chaotic traffic situation in front of the station. East–west traffic is since led along the northern side of the station. The city government has announced plans to modernise

621-613: The train station is known as Open Havenfront and, further east, as Oosterdok. Along the street are 99 buildings that have been listed as national monument ( rijksmonument ). Prominent buildings on the street include the Basilica of Saint Nicholas , the Schreierstoren , the Scheepvaarthuis , and Victoria Hotel . Along the eastern part of the street are a number of quays where houseboats are moored. Prins Hendrikkade has been depicted by various artists, including Claude Monet , who painted it in 1874. Amsterdam Central Station ,

648-491: Was demolished in the middle of the 17th century. East of the Damrak, the street was originally known as Teertuinen (" tar yards") because the area was used to store tar. The storage of this highly flammable substance presented a serious fire hazard, so in 1664 the storage of tar was moved to newly constructed artificial islands known as the Westelijke Eilanden . Subsequently, the street continued to be known as

675-953: Was named Prinseneiland after the first three Princes of Orange . In contrast to the Eastern Islands, shipyards and warehouses on the Westelijke Eilanden were not involved with the Dutch East India Company or the Admiralty of Amsterdam , but with the Dutch West India Company and the trade in the Levant and the Baltic Sea. One shipyard built pleasure boats. The warehouses stored herring, grain, tobacco, wine, salt, anchovies, cat skins, pitch and tar. The Silodam, Zoutkeetsgracht, Bokkinghangen, Nieuwe Teertuinen and Breeuwerstraten owe their names to

702-515: Was named in 1879 after Prince Henry of the Netherlands (who died in that year), replacing a patchwork of existing street names, from west to east: Haringpakkerij , Tesselse Kade , Oude Teertuinen , Kamperhoofd and Buitenkant . The westernmost section, between Haarlemmersluis (at the northern end of the Singel canal) and Martelaarsgracht , was originally known as Haringpakkerij because

729-592: Was rediscovered by the artists Jan Sierhuis , Johan van der Keuken , Jef Diederen, Reinier Lucassen, Peter Schat and Willem Breuker . Since then, the island has turned into an attractive residential and working area. Most of the warehouses have been divided into apartments. The neighborhood still attracts many people with an artistic background: actors, musicians, furniture makers, program makers and artists, such as Benno Premsela , Ans Marcus, Willem Nijholt, Tijmen Ploeg, Raoul Hynckes , Han Wezelaar, Auke Hettema and Martijn Padding . There are 38 national monuments on

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