American Hotel, Amsterdam Explained

Hotel Name:Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American
Location:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Amsterdam Central
Coordinates:52.3639°N 4.8814°W
Opening Date:1900

The Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American, also known for its Café Américain, on Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a hotel and café restaurant with a Jugendstil reading room.

History

It was built in 1898–1900 by W.Kromhout and H.G. Jansen in the Berlage style. In 1927–1928 an expansion was realised from a design by the architect G.J. Rutgers in collaboration with K. Bakker in 1927–1928. Both the expansion and the café are National Heritage sites.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Rijksmonument report