The Oudegracht in Utrecht center, seen from the Dom TowerWharfs along the Oudegracht
The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the center of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn (the original main bed of the Rhine river) and the Vaartse Rijn (a medieval canal reconnecting Utrecht to the newer main stream of the Rhine, the Lek) arrive to meet the original moat of the fortified town, and the Oudegracht goes from there into the center of town. Parts of the Oudegracht follow the original flow of the river Rhine, but there is some disagreement on what parts. The northern part is most likely an early canal (app. 1000) connecting the Rhine section to the river Vecht. The southern part was started in 1122, after the water level of the Rhine in Utrecht dropped because of the new dam at Wijk bij Duurstede. The ground excavated was used to raise the sides of the canal, to reduce the chance of flooding. When the city's system of locks was finished in 1275 the water level was constant, enabling the creation of permanently dry cellars and new quays at water level, hence the typical wharfs (Dutch: werven) below street level. Warehouses used to line the canal. Today many of these warehouses have been converted into restaurants and cafés.
The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the center of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn (the...
landmark is the old centre and the canal structure in the inner city. The Oudegracht is a curved canal, partly following the ancient main branch of the Rhine...
for the first time in Utrecht in March 2021, at the Weerdsluis on the Oudegracht. In the first two weeks, it was used 23,000 times. It was disabled in...
store in The Netherlands, built between 1837 and 1839 and located at Oudegracht 158 in Utrecht. The Winkel van Sinkel company started as a fabric store...
Designer Herman Hertzberger wanted to combine the atmosphere of the Tivoli Oudegracht and Muziekcentrum Vredenburg. Design work began in 2005 with fellow architects...
original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2017. "X JAPAN at Tivoli Oudegracht, Utrecht". Jame World. July 13, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2017. "X-Japan...
Baaren Museum was a museum located in a canalside house alongside the Oudegracht in Utrecht, Netherlands. The museum was named after the brother (Lambertus)...
wall with wooden gates. Originally the city started out between Spaarne, Oudegracht, Ridderstraat, Bakenessergracht and Naussaustraat. In the 14th century...
contains footage of the singer playing his guitar on the wharf close to the Oudegracht, the main canal in the centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands, easily recognizable...
2014), Into The Open (14 April 2015), and The Space In Between including "Oudegracht" (4 September 2015). The latter garnered significant online attention...
last stretch within the city walls, however, was channelised to form the Oudegracht canal. Rivers Leidse Rijn and Vecht extend from the city moat and are...
The ancient ancestral castle of the Zoudenbalchs still dominates the Oudegracht running through the city centre and the facade of their gothic palace...
of Broese Booksellers in the rear of the former post office along the Oudegracht was opened by Utrecht novelist Ronald Giphart. The former Main Post Office...
edition of the festival was a three-day event that took place in the Oudegracht. Current editions of the festival usually last ten and include music,...
brewer and miller Jan Jacob van Leemput, moved into a large house on the Oudegracht canal in Utrecht in 1555. The family was one of the city's most prominent...
S.-based station TLC. Parts of the speedboat chase were filmed in the Oudegracht of Utrecht. The soundtrack by Dick Maas is available on the Apple Music...
German-speaking area Stone and wood Stadskraan (Utrecht) Utrecht Netherlands Oudegracht 1402, treadwheeled city crane mainly used for wine barrels, several times...
opening stage held in the city. Each team arrived in small boats along the Oudegracht canal. Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, therefore the...
more spacious accommodation on the corner of Lange Viestraat[nl] and Oudegracht[nl]. In 1925 an expansion took place with a textile department. In addition...
Utrecht Bas relief of Hendrik Adriaan van Beuningen (19..), public library Oudegracht, Utrecht Prof. Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1921), Janskerkhof, Utrecht...
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