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Plantage is a neighbourhood located in the Centrum district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is bordered by ''Entrepotdok'' to the north, ''Plantage Muidergracht'' to the east and south, and ''Nieuwe Herengracht'' to the west. In the centre of the neighbourhood lies Artis zoo. ==History== The area came within Amsterdam city limits after the completion of the fourth large urban expansion of 1663. Due to an economic crisis caused by the ''Disaster Year'', the city government couldn't find enough buyers for the land. Construction in the area, which was then called ''Plantagie'' or ''Plantaadje'', stagnated as a result. Instead, pleasure gardens and orchards were built where Amsterdam's citizens could go and relax in green surroundings. The plots of land in the neighbourhood were leased by the city for a period of 20 years (with the possibility of a 10-year extension). This was because the city council intended to sell the parcels later on; permanent buildings were therefore not allowed. Temporary buildings, however, were tolerated. In 1682, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, opened its doors across from ''Wertheimpark'', currently the only public park in the Centrum district of Amsterdam. The Royal Zoological Society ''"Natura Artis Magistra"'' opened Artis Zoo in 1838, making it the oldest zoo in The Netherlands. Of the three main canals of the Canal Belt, ''Prinsengracht'' initially extended across ''Plantage Muidergracht'' through Plantage towards ''Entrepotdok''. Before it was filled in in 1866, this section of the canal ran through the centre of Artis, dividing it in two. The three ponds within the zoo complex are still reminders of this former part of the canal. After 1860, the area became more urbanized and as such, Plantage was the only residential area within the ''Singelgracht'' canal that had large numbers of 19th century buildings. Today, Plantage still has a much greener and more spacious character compared to other neighbourhoods of the old 17th century city limits within the ''Singelgracht''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plantage (Amsterdam)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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