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19-829: The Rechtboomssloot runs from the Geldersekade in a southeastern direction to the Oudeschans . There are three road bridges: two at the ends (bridge no. 297 and no. 288) and one halfway along the canal (bridge no. 296), where the Kromboomssloot ends at the Rechtboomssloot. There is also a pedestrian bridge ( no. 249) between Brandewijnsteeg and Lastageweg . The Rechtboomssloot is partly located in Chinatown. The Fa Yin Chinese Association in

38-535: A defense canal. The old city wall was taken down and houses were built on it instead. The east side became populated in the 17th century and has a few grand mansions, like the Trippenhuis, now housing the KNAW. The name 'Kloveniersburgwal' comes from a division of the civic guards, the 'kloveniers', named after the gun the guards were armed with. The kloveniers met at the ' Kloveniersdoelen ' next to Swijgh Utrecht on

57-417: A primary school, used to be in this building. There are a number of national monuments along the Rechtboomssloot such as De Rode Leeuw (1726), Recht Boomssloot 36-40 (18th century) and De Mouterij (19th century) at Recht Boomssloot 28 / Zakslootje 16. The Rechtboomssloot dates from the first half of the 16th century. The canal is named after the 16th-century shipbuilder Cornelis Boom . Boom, who lived at

76-538: A short time. The names arose because there were jetties here where the ships from Gelderland , Cologne and England moored. The Geldersekade lost its function as a moat after the Nieuwe Gracht (the current Oude Schans ) was dug and new city walls were built. The old city wall was demolished and houses were built. The Lastage was developed between the Geldersekade and the Oudeschans . A fish market

95-637: Is an Amsterdam canal flowing south from Nieuwmarkt to the Amstel River on the edge of the medieval city, lying east of the dam in the centre of Amsterdam. The Kloveniersburgwal was dug at the end of the 15th century. The Geldersekade , the Singel and the Kloveniersburgwal together formed the city wall around the city. After the Nieuwe Gracht (Oude Schans now) was dug and the new city walls were built, Kloveniersburgwal lost its function as

114-603: Is from the last quarter of the 18th century. The interior was used for storage by the ships supply firm J. & J. Vinke, later the Ship Chandlers Warehouse. The Geldersekade was part of the city moat dug at the end of the 15th century that, together with the Kloveniersburgwal and the Singel , formed the Stedegracht around the city. The Geldersekade ran north from Sint Antoniespoort (now

133-721: The Hof van Holland (High Court) in Brussels to keep his canal open. In 1565, on the advice of William the Silent , the Court ruled that the gates should remain open on at least one side during the day, so that free movement by water remained possible. The expansion of the city moved further and further to the east and the Lastage area soon became involved in the growing city. Around 1589, houses began to be built on plots that been purchased by

152-788: The Waag ) on the Nieuwmarkt to the Schreierstoren on the IJ . A city wall was built on the city side, the western bank of the Geldersekade. This is clearly visible on the 1544 bird's-eye view map of Amsterdam by Cornelis Anthonisz. The eastern part, which was outside the city until 1585, was called the Cologne quay and then the Gelderland quay, and also the London quay or English quay for

171-564: The Netherlands has been located at Rechtboomssloot 5 since 1978. The association organizes Chinese language education and socio-cultural activities for Chinese elderly people. The St. Antoniusschool, a Roman Catholic primary school, is located on the Rechtboomssloot at the Lastageweg corner. The Boomsspijker neighborhood center at Rechtboomssloot 52 regularly hosts concerts, theater performances and exhibitions. The Jan de Liefdeschool,

190-473: The Rechtboomssloot (at numbers 1 to 3), had two ditches, the Rechtboomssloot and Kromboomssloot, widened into canals around 1530 to connect his shipyard on the Lastage with the IJ . The Kromboomssloot thereby became a cross-channel from the main Rechtboomssloot canal. As the names indicate, the Rechtboomssloot is completely straight while there is a bend in the Kromboomssloot. The Lastage was outside

209-466: The city south of the Rechtboomssloot. In the 17th century the "In den witte Haen" brewery was on the westernmost part of the Kromboomssloot. Large storage cellars were built under the brewery for water that was supplied by boat. The brewery was demolished around 1880 and replaced by houses. During renovation of one of these houses in the early 1970s, these storage cellars were found and were completely excavated. The "De Haan & Sleutels" beer brewery

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228-410: The city walls at the time and was therefore under threat of attacks from the county of Guelders . When Boom was given permission to dig the Rechtboomssloot and Kromboomssloot, he had to allow the Rechtboomssloot to be closed in the event of danger, without the city having to pay compensation to Boom for this. In 1538 the canal was closed due to an impending attack by Guelders. Boom litigated as high as

247-714: The corner of the Kloveniersburgwal and the Nieuwe Doelenstraat. Later on their groupportrait, the famous painting De Nachtwacht (by Rembrandt ), hung in the 'Kloveniersdoelen'. Nowadays, it is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum. Swijgh Utrecht was completely destroyed in 1882; the Doelenhotel was built there instead. During the Second World War , starting in February 1941, Kloveniersburgwal was

266-583: The municipality proposed a plan to dig up the trees on the Kromboomssloot and Rechtboomssloot. The plan was canceled after protests by residents. Geldersekade The Geldersekade is a canal and a street in Amsterdam that connects the Nieuwmarkt with the Prins Hendrikkade . The Geldersekade is in the easternmost part of De Wallen , the red light district, and borders Chinatown. To

285-518: The quay until 1955. After that it was a bus route with very intensive bus traffic from the early 1970s, especially for the bus line to the Bijlmer. After the opening of the metro to Amsterdam Centraal station in 1980, the east side of the Geldersekade was re-profiled. It was no longer suitable for bus traffic, which now had to pass through Valkenburgerstraat. Today it is an important cycle route. Kloveniersburgwal, Amsterdam Kloveniersburgwal

304-406: The west, Elleboogsteeg, Stormsteeg and Waterpoortsteeg streets run between the even-numbered side of the Geldersekade and Zeedijk . To the east, Smidssteeg, Geldersesteeg, Waalsteeg, Binnen Bantammerstraat and Nieuwe Jonkerstraat run between the odd-numbered side and Rechtboomssloot . The monumental house Het Tabaksvat, at Geldersekade 8, was originally a 17th-century merchant's house. The facade

323-462: Was built after 1840 in the water of the Geldersekade, on the north side of the Nieuwmarkt. It replaced the fish market on Dam Square , which had to make way for the Beurs van Zocher. The scaffolding and wooden sheds were replaced in 1862 by the stone Gemeentelijke Vishal, which was demolished in 1938. The entire quay has been called Geldersekade since 3 April 1912. In addition, the nearby Leliestraatje

342-482: Was given the name Geldersesteeg. There is also a diver bridge (495) in the Nieuwmarkt, the Bijleveldschesluis, over the water connection with the Kloveniersburgwal. Until October 1980, the east side of the Geldersekade was an important through route, also for public transport. From 1905 to 1942, tram line 8 ran over the quay. After the war, tram line 26 (1946–48) and tram line 11 ran successively along

361-469: Was located on the Rechtboomssloot until it moved in 1890, after which PJA Chrispijn purchased the 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft) complex and established a winery, distillery and liquor distillery in it. From headquarters at the Rechtboomssloot and 18 stores in Amsterdam, Chrispijn sold well-known drinks such as Nassaubitter, Oranjebitter and Advocaat . Chrispijn was bought by Lucas Bols in 1953 and moved to Oudezijds Voorburgwal 234. In 1994

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