page_title: Nieuwe Herengracht
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Nieuwe Herengracht / Construction
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Corvershof: Overzicht voorgevel (opmerking: In: Buiten&#160;; 15(1921), nr. 37, p. 436) This is an image of rijksmonument number 1954
context_page_description: The Nieuwe Herengracht is a canal in Centrum district of Amsterdam.
  The canal is an extension of the Herengracht that runs between the Amstel and the Scharrebiersluis leading to the Schippersgracht from the Entrepotdok.
  It is in the Plantage neighborhood in the eastern part of the Grachtengordel.
context_section_description: Because the expansion of Amsterdam reduced demand for land, some building plots were donated to charities. 
  For example, in 1682 the Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, originally intended by the Amsterdam city council as a medicinal herb garden, was moved to the Nieuwe Herengracht. 
  This botanical garden located on the bank of the Nieuwe Herengracht in the Hortus Bridge (bascule bridge 239) and Muiderstraat is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world.
  Around 1682, at the behest of the Diaconie of the Netherlands Reformed Congregations, the Amstelhof was built between Nieuwe Herengracht and Nieuwe Keizersgracht in monumental classical style as a home for the elderly in need. 
  The construction was made possible by a bequest and the donation of the building land by the city administration. 
  It remained in use as a nursing home until 2007. 
  The complex has been radically renovated. 
  In 2009, the Hermitage Amsterdam, a branch of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, opened its doors here.
  Behind the Hermitage Amsterdam on the Nieuwe Herengracht 18 and 20 are the 18th-century houses Het Corvershof and Amstelrank. 
  The monumental buildings were also commissioned by the Diaconie to accommodate and care for the elderly and the sick. 
  Like Van Limmikhof and Hodshonhof , which are located on Nieuwe Keizersgracht , they are part of the Amstelhoven complex, which used to include the building that now houses the Hermitage Amsterdam. 
  They share the communal garden designed by Bureau Mien Ruys. 
  Organizations related to the Protestant Diaconie Amsterdam are still located in the houses. 
  Amstelrank offers accommodation to Het Wereldhuis, where refugees are assisted.
caption: Corvershof facade on the Nieuwe Herengracht; around 1920
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