Amsterdam’s world famous ‘Canal Ring’, locally known as ‘Grachtengordel’, is the historical urban ensemble which was established during the ‘Golden Age’ of the Dutch history. The Canal District, as it is often referred as, comprises of an extensive network of canals, those run for more than one hundred kilometers forming concentric belts around the city. The canal system was a part of a long-term program undertaken during the 17th century which involved extending the city by draining the swamp off the inland using the canals dug in concentric arcs.