Veronesestraat
AmsterdamArchitectenbureau Eduard CuypersIn his realized second plan for Amsterdam-Zuid (1905-1917), H.P. Berlage tried to find a balance between the picturesque and the monumental, inspired by Amsterdam’s concentric canals. The monumental system of plan ‘Zuid’ is based on the simplicity of symmetry, structure and linearity, and on a clear hierarchy of streets. The area between Olympiaplein, Beethovenstraat, Apollo laan and Stadionkade is symmetrical in relation to Minerva laan. This avenue forms the central axis between the unrealized Minervastation to the south (‘the city’s portal’ in Berlage’s view) and a large, monumental building to the north (which eventually became the Hilton Hotel)…