Friday, December 20, 2013

Building detail

i thought this was quite a funny detail on a building in amsterdam! its "beurs van berlage" in the city center, a building originally designed as a commodity exchange by Berlage. it was constructed between 1896 and 1903. one of the (still existing newspapers) called it a square apple pie, others, even worse, a slaughterhouse. it was not well liked, but now it is!! nowadays its used for concerts, exhibitions and conferences, and its also the place where our current king married.
the outside of the buildings has many marvellous details, this is actually just a simple one, inspired by egyptian sculptures. click here to see more of its outside details. i really like all these details on many buildings, houses, bridges etc. in amsterdam, and i notice them even more nowadays, since you dont have that many on american buildings...

4 comments:

Andy said...

High five.

biebkriebels said...

Yes it is a magnificent building. I once worked inside at my first job where "everybody" died, remember. They had moved, in the short time I worked there, from the Rokin into this building which was a weird location for an office. You looked into the former stock exchange hall from above.

Kate said...

Thanks for the link; I enjoyed looking at all the different sculptures! PS. Enjoy the first day of winter!! This Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, marking our shortest daylight period and longest night of the year. Have a lovely week-end!

Jack said...

What an unusual carving!