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AmsterdamArchitectenbureau Eduard Cuypers

In 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)…