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.

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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

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Naturalis Biodiversity Center is situated 1 km southeast of Gorlaeus Building.

Corpus

Museum

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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

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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.

D’Oude Morsch

Neighborhood

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D’Oude Morsch is a neighborhood.

Oegstgeest

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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.