Oost-Indisch Huis
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The Oost-Indisch Huis is an early 17th-century building in the centre of Amsterdam. It was the headquarters of the Amsterdam chamber of the Dutch East India Company. It is a listed Dutch national heri
Inner courtyard of the Oost-Indisch Huis. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
17th-century etching of the Oost-Indisch Huis. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
Oost-Indisch Huis by Reinier Vinkeles, 1768. Source: bma.amsterdam.nl
The restored meeting room of the Heeren XVII (the Lords Seventeen), the regents of the Dutch East India Company
University of Amsterdam
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The University of Amsterdam is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherl
Oost-Indisch Huis
…the grand meeting room was also reconstructed. The building has been declared a national monument (rijksmonument). The building is now in use by the University of Amsterdam. The East India Company chambres in Rotterdam, Delft, Enkhuizen and Hoorn also had an Oost-Indisch Huis as their headquarters. The building in Rotterdam…
Caspar Barlaeus
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, by Rembrandt, shows an anatomy lesson taking place in Amsterdam in 1632, the year the university was founded. Nicolaes Tulp is considered one of the forefathers of the Faculty of Medicine.
Buildings of the University of Amsterdam. The front building houses the Academic Club of the university.
The Faculty of Science at Science Park