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Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht with Westertoren, winter
Location of Prinsengracht in the Canal belt
Length3.2 km (2.0 mi)
LocationAmsterdam
Postal code1015, 1016, 1017
Coordinates52°22′12″N 4°52′58″E / 52.370021°N 4.882698°E / 52.370021; 4.882698
East endBrouwersgracht
ToAmstel
Construction
Construction start17th century

The Prinsengracht is a 3.2-kilometer (2.0 mi)-long canal that runs parallel to the Keizersgracht in the center of Amsterdam. The canal, named after the Prince of Orange, is the fourth of the four main canals belonging to the canal belt.

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several upstairs rooms in the company's office building on Amsterdam's Prinsengracht from 6 July 1942 to 4 August 1944. In an interview, Gies said she was...

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