Academy Building
Academy Building is an university building in South Holland, Western Netherlands. Academy Building is situated nearby to Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden), as well as near the garden Clusiustuin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: University building
- Description: University building in Leiden
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Leiden University Library.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Museum
Photo: Goodness Shamrock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is situated 140 metres north of Academy Building.
Leiden University Library
Library
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Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. Holdings include some five million volumes, one million e-books, ninety thousand e-journals, two thousand current paper journals, and three thousand cuneiform tablets. Leiden University Library is situated 270 metres west of Academy Building.
Pieterskerk
Church
Photo: Erik Zachte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius. Pieterskerk is situated 180 metres east of Academy Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pieterswijk and Leiden.
Leiden
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leiden is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.
Academy Building
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and education
- Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.15721° or 52° 9′ 26″ northLongitude
4.48524° or 4° 29′ 7″ eastInception
1450Open location code
9F465F4P+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 52965132OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2515805
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Academy Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “学术楼”
- Dutch: “Academiegebouw (Leiden)”
- Dutch: “Academiegebouw”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 25503”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Academisch Historisch Museum (Leiden) and Clusiustuin.
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