The Shipping House
The Shipping House is a building on the western tip of the Waalseiland near Amsterdam harbour that is one of the top 100 Dutch heritage sites and generally regarded as the first true example of the Amsterdam School, a style characterised by "expressive dynamism, lavish ornamentation and colourful embellishments".
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Scheepvaarthuis”
- …is operated by Grand Hotel Amrâth
- …dates from 2014
- …stands 30 metres (98 feet) tall
- Description: former corporate headquarters, now hotel, in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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The Shipping House
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Latitude
52.37432° or 52° 22′ 28″ north
Longitude
4.90413° or 4° 54′ 15″ east
Open location code
9F469WF3+PM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“The Shipping House” goes by many names.
航運大樓Chinese
rijksmonumentnummer 4158Dutch
ScheepvaarthuisDutch
ScheepvaarthuisItalian
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