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Old City Hall of Nieuwer-Amstel on the Amsteldijk 67, Amsterdam. The City Hall in Nieuwer-Amstel is a Neo renaissance building built in 1889-1892 overlooking the Amstel.It was the seat of the city of Nieuwer-Amstel's government, but after absorption into the municipality of Amsterdam in 1896, it became a location for the Amsterdam City Archives in 1914.
Amsterdam in the meantime was growing to be a more important city. After the establishment of the Republic of the United Netherlands in 1572/1581, Dordrecht briefly became the seat of government of the United Provinces, residence of the States General, the Council of State and the Prince of Orange as Prince Stadtholder. In 1588, these central ...
The city of Amsterdam is also part of several functional forms of regional government. These include the Waterschap ( water board ) of Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, which is responsible for water management, and the Stadsregio (City Region) of Amsterdam , which has responsibilities in the areas of spatial planning and public transport.
The structure was built as the Town Hall of the City of Amsterdam [2] "facing the landing wharfs along Damrak, which at that time would have been busy with ships". [3] The town hall was opened on 29 July 1655 by Cornelis de Graeff, the mayor of Amsterdam. [4] De Graeff's son Jacob de Graeff laid the foundation for this along with three other ...
Coffeeshop in Amsterdam Coffeeshop license Exterior wall of a coffeeshop in the Dutch city of Groningen. Depicted are Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Beatrix, Hu Jintao, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Silvio Berlusconi. Interior of a coffeeshop in Maastricht A coffeeshop in Utrecht
Waterlooplein (Waterloo Square) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The square near the Amstel river is named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Prominent buildings on the square are the Stopera city hall and opera building and the Mozes en Aäronkerk church. The daily flea market on the square is popular with tourists ...
Amsterdam City Hall is a historic city hall complex located in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. The complex includes the former Sanford Mansion, laundry building, and carriage house . The Sanford Mansion was built in 1869 as the home of Stephen Sanford, an industrialist, rugmaker and philanthropist. [ 2 ]
De Bazel, Amsterdam De Bazel is a listed/protected historic building on the west side of the Vijzelstraat in Amsterdam (at number 32), and stretches from the Herengracht to the Keizersgracht . It stands as an example of Brick Expressionism .