Concertgebouw [Amsterdam]
type: Item
label: Concertgebouw
description: Theatre building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
description: bouwwerk in Amsterdam @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1657
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: The Netherlands
GPS: Point(4.8791 52.3563)
Wikidata source: Q849957
opening date: 1888-04-11T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 135545
Commons galery: Concertgebouw
Web: en
architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
architect: Dolf van Gendt
City: Amsterdam
Postal Code: 1071BB
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q183780
Carthalia ID: 483
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1883-1888 by A. L. Dolf van Gendt. Opened 11 Apr 1888 as Koninklijk Concertgebouw (Royal Concert Hall). The complex includes the Grote Zaal (Great Hall, 2037 seats) which is famous for its perfect acoustics, and the Kleine Zaal (Small Hall, 500 seats). 1947 restorations and structural rebuilding. 1962 ceiling rebuilding. 1985 major renovations. Originally used for concerts and various other events (e. g. boxing and other sports events and fashion shows). Currently used for symphonic and chamber concerts. Home to the Concertgebouw Orkest. - For reproduction postcards of older views of the Concertgebouw, see Concertgebouw: Modern Repro Postcards.