The Keizersgracht, the second of Amsterdam's three main canals, lies between the Herengracht and Prinsengracht. Named after Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire, the Keizersgracht is the widest canal in the centre of Amsterdam, at 100 Amsterdam feet, or 28.31 metres. Remarkably, the Keizersgracht was dug later than the Prinsengracht, although it is the second largest of the three main canals.
The Leliegracht is an Amsterdam canal between the Herengracht (no. 148 and 169) and the Prinsengracht (no. 124 and 241). The first part of the research was done in the context of the first phase of the project. The canal was created when from 1612 on the Brouwersgracht the ring of canals was dug in a southerly direction. On the side of the Prinsengracht you can see the remains of a sluice. This lock was needed because the water in Prinsengracht (together with the rest of the Jordaan canals) remained at polder level, while the water in Leliegracht, Keizersgracht and Herengracht was at the higher city level.
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