Joan van der Mey
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Joan Melchior van der Mey was a Dutch architect best known as the originator of the Amsterdam School style of architecture. His most famous work is the landmark Scheepvaarthuis building in Amsterdam l
Scheepvaarthuis, Amsterdam
Scheepvaarthuis
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The Shipping House is a building on the western tip of the Waalseiland near Amsterdam harbour that is one of the top 100 Dutch heritage sites and generally regarded as the first true example of the Am
Joan van der Mey
…1949, Geulle) was a Dutch architect best known as the originator of the Amsterdam School style of architecture. His most famous work is the landmark Scheepvaarthuis (Shipping House) building in Amsterdam located at Prins Hendrikkade, 1912. Van der Mey was a student of Eduard Cuypers from 1898, won the Dutch Prix…
Amsterdam Scheepvaarthuis (2011)
Sculptures at main entrance
Shipping House tower
Enclosed stained-glass ceiling above the main staircase showing typical nautical themes.