boats at the quay of Lauriergracht, canal in the Jordaan in Amsterdam

Lauriergracht to Lijnbaansgracht
left Hazenstraat to Elandsgracht
right Tweede Laurierdwarsstraat to Rozengracht
backwards Lauriergracht to Prinsengracht


Platanenhof, courtyard in Amsterdam

Platanenhof, courtyard in Amsterdam

The Platanenhof consists of several buildings. The oldest part at the Lauriergracht Canal was built around 1550, a wooden house whose original structure has been preserved to a large extent. Around 1700, the first buildings built specifically for a orphanage inaugurated.