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along the eastern edge of the city, was breached to construct a sluice gate, the Sint
Antoniessluis. The inner section came to be known as the Zwanenburgwal and the outer section, beyond the sluice gate, became known as the
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museum. Rembrandt was able to leave his house via an exit onto the
Zwanenburgwal, running underneath the adjacent corner house, which enabled him to move the giant canvas of the
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Zwanenburgwal was originally an arm of the Amstel delta which was dug into a canal at the start of the 17th Century. In 1602 the Sint Antoniesdijk, a
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was located on the
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from all over Europe in the late 16th and early 17th
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lived here. In 2006 it was voted one of the most beautiful streets in
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356:Inner City
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