zondag 20 september 2015

Heritage

When the buildings around have been demolished you suddenly have an unexpected view at the backside of the former town hall of Nieuwer-Amstel. It is a Neo Renaissance building from 1892 overlooking the river Amstel at the front side. After absorption into the municipality of  Amsterdam in 1896 it became a location for the Amsterdam City Archives in 1914. The archives have been moved in 2007 to another location.

A detail of the stairs at the front.

The building has also a magnificent tower. The plans for the surroundings are apartments and the beautiful building will change into a five star hotel in 2016. 
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  1. Andy20 september 2015 om 11:04

    Glorious building with a lot of history to it.

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  2. Revrunner20 september 2015 om 12:52

    And let's just hope Donald Trump isn't behind the renovation. :-)

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  3. Cynthia20 september 2015 om 13:07

    You old buildings are so ornate and dignified. They just don't make 'em like that anymore!

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  4. Sami20 september 2015 om 14:58

    Beautiful building, love that staircase! Hopefully they won't destroy the building's old character with a renovation into an hotel. Will be strange to see brand new apartment buildings next to such an old historical building...

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  5. PerthDailyPhoto20 september 2015 om 15:40

    I love that the backside of this marvelous building has been exposed to the sun again Marianne, let's hope whatever gets built there isn't high rise!

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  6. Red20 september 2015 om 16:03

    I hope they don't knock this old beauty down. It is very ornate and they don't make anything like that anymore.

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  7. Fun6020 september 2015 om 17:41

    I wonder if they will keep any of the original features when it is converted into a hotel.

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  8. William Kendall20 september 2015 om 20:46

    It is quite a structure!

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  9. genie20 september 2015 om 23:25

    What an awesome bit of architecture from your past. The tower is gorgeous and that entryway is amazing. Beautiful.

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  10. Janey and Co.21 september 2015 om 00:33

    You have such beautiful buildings there. I like the double staircase.

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  11. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira21 september 2015 om 10:53

    Magnifico este belo edifício.
    Um abraço e boa semana.

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  12. Kate22 september 2015 om 03:05

    I hope that all those glorious old buildings will be preserved and cared for lovingly.

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  13. orvokki22 september 2015 om 06:42

    This building is beautiful.

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