The Brouwersgracht is an Amsterdam canal that connects the Singel with the Singelgracht. The canal marks the northwestern boundary of the ring of canals. Between Prinsengracht and Singelgracht, the Brouwersgracht forms the northern boundary of the Jordaan.
The (house) numbering of Lijnbaansgracht, Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel starts counting from Brouwersgracht. Between No 62 and No 68 Brouwersgracht, near the West India House, is the Herenmarkt.
In 2007, readers of Het Parool voted the Brouwersgracht the most beautiful street in Amsterdam out of 150 nominations.
From 1612, the ring of canals was dug southwards from the Brouwersgracht. Since 1594, the canal owes its name to the many beer breweries that could be found in this neighbourhood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. From 1782, the Brouwersgracht near Driehoekstraat was home to the last Amsterdam distillery of gin and liqueurs: De Ooievaar. Most of the warehouses, built for storing goods, were converted into residential houses. The building at no. 276 used to house the Dienst van het IJkwezen; today it houses the Mondriaan Fund.
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