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One architect, two gateways

Tech From Here: NL, beyond Dutch Design Week

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Other sources

  1. Facts rijksmuseum.nl
  2. Rijksmuseum, 10 things to know about Cuypers' museum building rijksmuseum.nl
  3. Rijksmuseum, Pierre Joseph Hubert Cuypers rijksmuseum.nl
  4. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, View of the temporary Central Station in Amsterdam (RP-F-00-776), Rijksmuseum rijksmuseum.nl
  5. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Central Station in Amsterdam (RP-P-1904-4470), Rijksmuseum rijksmuseum.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
The Rijksmuseum's red-brick facade with two pointed towers and arched entrances, seen across a wide paved square with walkers and a cyclistPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
Pale stone arches and a tall leaded window over the Rijksmuseum passage, a cyclist riding through, walkers in the foreground seen from behindPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
An old sepia photo of a long, low station building on a broad open quay with carriages and peopleSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
A loose, scratchy etching of the station's great curved roof with the water of the IJ behind itSource: Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamMuseum or journal record
Slide 5
Damrak at night after rain: wet bricks and tram rails, lit shopfronts, and the glowing towers of Centraal Station at the end of the streetPhoto: RN Collins

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