Houtgracht

Houtgracht
Looking west from Mozes en Aäronkerk (right) along Houtgracht (1867)
LocationAmsterdam
Coordinates52°22′06″N 4°54′07″E / 52.368391°N 4.901910°E / 52.368391; 4.901910
East endNieuwe Herengracht
ToVerwerfsgracht (Zwanenburgwal)
Construction
Inauguration1593
Demolished1882

The Houtgracht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌutˌxrɑxt]; Wood Canal) was a canal in Amsterdam that defined one side of Vlooienburg island. Houtgracht and the connected Leprozengracht canal were filled in 1882 to form the Waterlooplein.