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The area between the
Kloveniersburgwal and the Zwanenburgwal was still "outside the fortress" (outside the city walls) until the late 16th century. It was added to the city in 1593. At that time there were weaving mills in the area, where after washing, carding, spinning, weaving and dying the woolen
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and did not survive the war. Afterwards, part of the buildings on the north side of the
Raamgracht was demolished for the construction of the Oostlijn metro line. The Pentagon designed by Theo Bosch was then built here.
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has been established for many years in a monumental building from 1914 on
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Ververgracht, Groenburgwal and
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that was filled in around 1850. There was also a
Raamgracht in
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776:Plantage Muidergracht
519:Oudezijds Voorburgwal
381:"Biografie 1970-1979"
272:Building on the canal
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217:and magazines like
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857:Dijksgracht
786:Entrepotdok
718:Bloemgracht
670:Leliegracht
635:Herengracht
562:Kromme Waal
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207:The weekly
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81:Coordinates
73:Postal code
592:Oudeschans
587:Raamgracht
507:Inner City
390:20 October
286:Zuiderkerk
260:Raamgracht
242:Hugo Claus
235:Sal Meijer
188:Jodenbuurt
141:Raamgracht
90:52°22′11″N
31:Raamgracht
20:Raamgracht
852:Oosterdok
457:Excludes
312:The Hague
145:Amsterdam
93:4°53′56″E
67:Amsterdam
892:Category
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470:sections
322:See also
179:and the
63:Location
700:Jordaan
554:Lastage
414:Sources
316:Haarlem
181:Jordaan
163:History
155:. The
151:to the
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489:Amstel
477:Damrak
468:Amstel
203:Trivia
170:raamen
483:Rokin
334:Notes
220:Opzij
392:2020
223:and
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