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13-DEC-2014

Amsterdam. Magna Plaza Shopping Center

The Former Amsterdam Main Post Office, currently a shopping mall known as Magna Plaza, is a monumental building located at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 182, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was built in 1895–1899 in Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance style. The building has been a rijksmonument since July 9, 1974, and is part of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites.The brick exterior is heavily decorated with variations of dimension stone, and framings for all windows and doors. Across the roof edges are a large number of dormers, each with their own crow-stepped gable. Due to the pear shaped crowns on top of the towers the building is colloquially named ‘Perenburg’ (English: pearburg).

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Graeme05-Jan-2015 22:28
Beautiful details of this shopping centre and so many windows to clean as well! BV
coaster29-Dec-2014 20:40
A beautiful building and photo. This is where we nearly got run over by an electric tram that we didn't hear!
Jim Coffman17-Dec-2014 18:37
A very nice capture of this fantastic building!
Helen Betts17-Dec-2014 18:32
Great capture of this magnificent old building, which I know from personal experience is not that easy to photograph! V.
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