VAN BERLAGE BEERS

Probably THE building not to be missed on the Damrak, this is the former Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Its architecture is characterized by pure lines and simple materials (brick, steel and glass). Its creator was none other than H.P. Berlage, the father of the "Amsterdam School", an architectural movement that marked a radical break with the historicizing style of the ^19th century, symbolized by the buildings of the Central Station and the Rijksmuseum. Today, the former stock exchange is open to the public for exhibitions, conferences and concerts.