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Rietveld Schröder House | The Rietveld Schröder House also known as the Schröder House in Utrecht was built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. Truus Schröder-Schräder and her three children. She commissioned the house to be designed preferably without walls. Rietveld worked side by side with Schröder-Schräd... | ||
Rietveld Schröder House | The Rietveld Schröder House (Dutch: Rietveld Schröderhuis) in Utrecht was built in 1924 by Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld for Mrs. Truus Schröder-Schräder and her three children. It's the only building in the world built under the principles of the artisctic movement called De Stijl. She commissi... | ||
Church of St Nicholas in Amsterdam | Church of St. Nicholas (or St. Nicolaaskerk in Dutch) is located in the Old Centre district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the city's major Catholic church. Officially the church was called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, the oldest part of the Amsterdam defence works. The architect, Adrianus Blei... | ||
Cube houses in Rotterdam | Cube houses in Rotterdam are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam (and before in Helmond) in The Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. Blom tilted the cube of a conv... | ||
Museumplein | The Museumplein (English: Museum Square) is a square located in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The square is called "Museum Square" because there are several museums located around the square, for example the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, and the Diamond Museum. The... | ||
Cube house in Helmond | Cube house in Helmond are a set of innovative houses built in Helmond (and later in Rotterdam) in The Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. Blom tilted the cube of a conventi... | ||
Bolwoningen | Bolwoningen are the homes of latest type that were paid from the grants for experimental buildings. The fifty houses were designed in the 1970s by Dries Kreij Camp and built in 's-Hertogenbosch in the 1980s. Experiments were made to create new formats or new social environment. Mainly due to the sh... | ||
Oosterkerk | The Oosterkerk (eastern church) is a 17th-Century Dutch Reformed church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Oosterkerk was built in the period 1669-1671 by architect Daniël Stalpaert and completed by Adriaan Dortsman. The church bells were cast by Pieter Hemony. The layout of the church is in the s... | ||
Schreierstoren | The Schreierstoren is a medieval tower, originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was built in the 15th century. It was the location from which Henry Hudson set sail on his journey to Northern America. This expedition would lead to the discovery of the island of M... | ||
Centrale Bibliotheek in Amsterdam | The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (Public Library Amsterdam) is a collective name for all public libraries in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The first library opened in 1919 at the Keizersgracht. As of 2007, there are 28 public libraries and 43 lending points, such as in hospitals. In 2005, OBA had 1.7 mi... |
Netherlands - cities with tourist attractions
- North Holland
- Amsterdam (52)
- Utrecht
- Utrecht (2)
- North Brabant
- 's-Hertogenbosch (1) Helmond (1)
- South Holland
- Rotterdam (1)
The oldest constructions
- Oude Kerk (? - ?, 1306)
- Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam (? - 1385, ?)
- Schreierstoren (? - ?, 1487)
- Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam (1610 - 1613, 1908)
- Noorderkerk in Amsterdam (1620 - 1623, ?)
The highest points
- Westerkerk (85 m.)
- National Monument in Amsterdam (22 m.)