Scheepvaarthuis
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".Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canal District and De Wallen.
Canal District
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The Canal District is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the Binnenstad of Amsterdam. The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.
De Wallen
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De Wallen is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. It consists of a network of alleys containing approximately 300 one-room cabins rented by prostitutes who offer their sexual services from behind a window or glass door, typically illuminated with red lights and blacklight. De Wallen is situated 410 metres west of Scheepvaarthuis.
Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station
Railway station
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Amsterdam Centraal station is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands. Amsterdam Centraal Railway Station is situated 560 metres northwest of Scheepvaarthuis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Binnenstad and Chinatown.
Binnenstad
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The Binnenstad is the medieval heart of Amsterdam. It is where most foreign visitors arrive and leave, and has a lot of the city's prime attractions.
Lastage
Quarter
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Lastage is a neighborhood in the Centrum borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located between the Geldersekade and Oudeschans canals, and north of Sint Antoniesbreestraat, just east of old medieval city, and developed as the city's first maritime industrial quarter.
Scheepvaarthuis
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former corporate headquarters, now hotel, in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Categories: office building, building, and tourism
- Location: Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.37432° or 52° 22′ 28″ northLongitude
4.90413° or 4° 54′ 15″ eastInception
2014Height
30 metres (98 feet)Operator
Grand Hotel AmrâthOpen location code
9F469WF3+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 57863677OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2078885
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Scheepvaarthuis” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “航運大樓”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 4158”
- Dutch: “Scheepvaarthuis”
- French: “Scheepvaarthuis”
- German: “Scheepvaarthuis”
- German: “Schifffahrtshaus”
- Italian: “Scheepvaarthuis”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amsterdams Marionetten Theater and Lastage.
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