Gorlaeus Building
Gorlaeus Building is an university building in Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland which is located on Einsteinweg. Gorlaeus Building is situated nearby to the sports venue USC Leiden, as well as near the college Leidse Instrumentmakersschool.Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 7:00 AM—11:00 PM
- Type: University building
- Description: building in Leiden, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Faculty of Science”, “Gorlaeus building”, “Gorlaeusgebouw”, and “Science building”
- Address: Einsteinweg 55, Leiden, 2333CC
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Corpus.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Museum
Corpus
Museum
Photo: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Corpus Museum is a human biology interactive museum, located in Oegstgeest, near Leiden, in the Netherlands. Billed as "a journey through the human body", the museum provides both education and entertainment through a combination of permanent and variable collections. Corpus is situated 550 metres northwest of Gorlaeus Building.
Kasteel Endegeest
Castle
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Kasteel Endegeest is a castle, which is situated 470 metres north of Gorlaeus Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include D’Oude Morsch and Oegstgeest.
Oegstgeest
Photo: Effeietsanders, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Oegstgeest is a town in South Holland, bordering the city of Leiden, perhaps best known as the birthplace of Dutch author Jan Wolkers and from the title of his autobiographical novel Return to Oegstgeest.
Gorlaeus Building
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and education
- Location: Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.16858° or 52° 10′ 7″ northLongitude
4.46092° or 4° 27′ 39″ eastLevels
5Operator
Leiden UniversityNamed after
David van GoorleOpen location code
9F465F96+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1272823712OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q2369292
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In Other Languages
“Gorlaeus Building” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gorlaeus (gebouw)”
- Dutch: “Gorlaeus”
- “Gorlaeus”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include USC Leiden and Leidse Instrumentmakersschool.
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