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
Amsterdam Scheepvaarthuis (2011)
Sculptures at main entrance
Shipping House tower
Enclosed stained-glass ceiling above the main staircase showing typical nautical themes.
Amsterdam School
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The Amsterdam School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes
'Het Schip' apartment building in Amsterdam, 1917–1920 (Michel de Klerk)
'Het Schip' apartment building, Zaanstraat
'De Dageraad' housing estate, P.L.Takstraat in Amsterdam, 1920–1923 (Piet Kramer)
'De Bijenkorf' department store in The Hague, 1924–1926 (Piet Kramer)