Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Restoration and Transformation of a National Monument
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Publication
2014 - NAi Uitgevers / Publishers Stichting
Language
English
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28799162M
- ISBN-139789462080942
- OCLC Control Number856581662
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9789462080942
- Library of Congress Control Number2014379281
and 2 more
- AmazonB000HTRZ4S
- Better World BooksBWBM39750025
Classifications
- LCC
Description
No building in the Netherlands has such a tempestuous relationship to Dutch identity as the Rijksmuseum. This book traces the history of the national Rijksmuseum project from its birth, midwifed by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers to the formulation of the restoration plan and the long road to the successful reopening in 2013. The Rijksmuseum has been viewed - and criticised - as a national symbol ever since it was built in 1885. Its neo-Gothic architecture was deemed too Catholic, the building too large and complex. And yet the 'Rijks' proved an effective mirror and signboard for the Dutch national self-image. In this book, a team of specialists exhaustively documents the design history of the building while taking into account the cultural, social and political environment.
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