Amsterdam

Beurs van Berlage

Damrak 213, Old Centre: Old Side

This former stock exchange, designed by Hendrik Berlage, is worth a visit in its own right as perhaps the most important piece of twentieth century architecture in Amsterdam. But the Beurs has now forgone its role as a temple to Mammon and become instead a cathedral of culture, comprising a large exhibition room, two concert halls and the offices of the building’s three resident orchestras: the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and the newer Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra. The medium-sized Yakult Zaal offers comfortable seating, a massive stage and controllable but not immaculate acoustics, while the 200-seat Amvest Zaal is an odd-looking, free-standing glass box within the walls of a side room.

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