8 Sights in Amstelveen, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Amstelveen, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Amstelveen. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Amsterdamse Bos
The Amsterdamse Bos is an English park or landscape park in the municipalities of Amstelveen and Amsterdam. Although most of the park is located in Amstelveen, the owner of the park is the City of Amsterdam. The park was mainly built in the early 1930s, mostly by the unemployment relief. Because of World War II interrupting the building process, the last tree was not planted until the 1970s. Annually, almost 4.5 million people visit the park, which has a size of 1,000 hectares and is approximately three times the size of Central Park in New York City. It houses a number of animal parks, sporting clubs, rowing courses, gardens and remembrance monuments.
2. TOP Nes aan de Amstel
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
3. Museum Jan
Museum Jan is a modern visual art museum in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It was established by 1991 by Jan van der Togt, an industrialist who was also the founder of the company Tomado who was a collector of contemporary art.
4. Dr. Jac. P. Thijssepark
The Dr. Jac. P. Thijssepark is a park in Amstelveen, North Holland. It was built in the 20th century and is actually an elongated botanical garden. The park is located in the northwest corner of Amstelveen, on the edge of the Amsterdamse Bos. The main entrance is located on Prins Bernhardlaan. In the vicinity of the Thijssepark is the oldest botanical park in Amstelveen: De Braak, from 1939.
5. Sint-Urbanuskerk
The Sint-Urbanuskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Nes aan de Amstel. It is a neo-Gothic cruciform basilica, with a square tower at the intersection. It is the first independent design by the architect Joseph Cuypers, the son of Pierre Cuypers, who is also responsible for many churches in the Amstelland.
Wikipedia: Sint-Urbanuskerk (Nes aan de Amstel) (NL), Website
6. De Braak
The park De Braak in the North Holland town of Amstelveen was laid out from the thirties of the 20th century and is actually an elongated botanical garden. It is located in the northwest corner of Amstelveen, along the Amsterdamseweg, which forms the northern and western boundaries. In the vicinity of De Braak is the Jac. P. Thijssepark from the forties.
7. Paaskerk
The Easter Church is a church in the Augustinuspark in Amstelveen, designed by J.B. baron van Asbeck, who was inspired by Le Corbusier's chapel in Ronchamp. It is a storey church with the church hall above. Above it is the shell roof with the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid. There is no bell tower, but the church does have a carillon next to the entrance in the north façade. The base is a square, two of the four walls are in the water. In the facades a large number of small square windows with colored glass have been installed. In the south façade there is a large stained-glass window by Jan Meine Jansen. The organ was built in 1967 by Ernst Leeflang and was renovated and expanded in 2014. The church hall originally contained 500 seats, after the renovation in 2013 there are 350 left.
8. Cobra Museum
Museum Cobra is a museum for modern and contemporary art in the North Holland town of Amstelveen. The museum has an extensive collection of art by Dutch modern artists, especially members of the Cobra movement. In addition, the museum organizes temporary exhibitions of (inter)national avant-garde artists.
Wikipedia: Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst Amstelveen (NL), Website
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