Old Side Front Rampart

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Old Side Front Rampart refers to the historical defensive embankment that once protected the old side of Amsterdam along the canal now known as Oudezijds Voorburgwal.

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Old Side Front Rampart canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive rampart
historical fortification
associatedWith Oudezijde (Old Side) of Amsterdam
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
surface form: Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal
bordered waterway that became Oudezijds Voorburgwal
category city wall component
military earthwork
defines historic boundary of the old city area on the east side
followsAlong Oudezijds Voorburgwal
hasCurrentState no longer extant as original rampart
hasFunction defensive embankment
protection against attack
reinforcement of city boundary
hasHeritageValue local historical significance
hasOriginalNameLanguage Dutch context
historicalPeriod medieval period
languageOfName English
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Holland
locatedOnSideOf eastern side of medieval Amsterdam
material earthwork
embankment
partOf city defenses of Amsterdam
protects Amsterdam-Centrum
surface form: old side of Amsterdam
relatedTo development of Amsterdam’s canal belt
early urban fortifications of Amsterdam
replacedBy urban development along Oudezijds Voorburgwal
topographicalContext ran parallel to the canal line of Oudezijds Voorburgwal
usedFor defense of the old town core

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Oudezijds Voorburgwal nameMeaning Old Side Front Rampart