Grand
Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland
Architect
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N. Lansdorp, who worked
with city architect A.R. Hulshoff
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Date Built
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Opened 1926
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Location
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Oudezijds
Voorburgwal between the main entrance of the
hotel and Agnietenstraat
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Description
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Amsterdam's
Sofitel Grand Hotel has a very long history but
not as a hotel. It began in the 1500s as a
monastery that was also a lodging for visiting
royalty. Following that it became the home
of the Dutch Admiraly before spending nearly 200
years as Amsterdam's City Hall. In 1926 a
new extension was added to the old
buildings. The Grand Hotel's website
describes this extension, shown above and below,
as, "... one of the finest
examples of Amsterdam School architecture.
It is characterized by a romantic
composition of the components, an aesthetic
treatment of the façade with decorative
masonry, special attention for the windows
and frames, a preference for parabolically
curved lines and a very special approach to
the corners."
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