Prinsengracht

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Panoramic view of Amsterdam taken from the Tower of the Westerkerk looking North along the Prinsengracht

View of the canal at night showing the Anne Frank house just right of the centre and the Westerkerk on the right

Prinsengracht in Autumn by Frans Koppelaar

The Prinsengracht (Prince's Canal) is one of the main canals in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Most of the canal houses along it were built during the Dutch Golden Age of the United Provinces in the 17th century AD.

Interesting sights along the Prinsengracht include the Noorderkerk (Northern Church), the Noordermarkt (Northern Market), the Annexe (now a museum) where Anne Frank hid with her family during the Second World War, the Westerkerk (Western Church, Amsterdam's tallest church) with the Homomonument (Gay Monument).

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