Spoorviaduct Oostertoegang Centraal Station / Railway Viaduct, Eastern Entrance, Central Station

Spoorviaduct Oostertoegang Centraal Station / Railway Viaduct, Eastern Entrance, Central Station (HM24OW)

Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1011 Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
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N 52° 22.629', E 4° 54.25'

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Spoorviaduct Oostertoegang Centraal Station
Architect: Adolf Leonard (Dolf) van Gendt (1835-1901)
Opdrachtgever: Staatsspoorwegen
Bouwjaar: 1875-1877

Gebouwd in Oud Hollandse stijl en versierd met balustrades, bordessen en vleugelgebouwen. Een identiek bouwwerk stond aan de Westertoegang. Bovenop stonden in totaal 16 leeuwenbeelden met wapenschilden. Het station was immers de moderne toegangspoort tot stad en land. Leeuwen met het stadswapen bewaakten de vrije doorgang van de scheepvaart. Leeuwen met het Rijkswapen bewaakten de doorgetrokken spoorlijn.


Railway Viaduct, Eastern Entrance, Central Station
Architect: Adolf Leonard (Dolf) van Gendt (1835-1901)
Client: Dutch National Railways
Date of Construction: 1875-1877

Built in Old Dutch style and decorated with balustrades, stairways and wings. An identical structure once stood at the Western Entrance. Above it stood 16 lions holding coats of arms: after all, the station was the modern equivalent of an entrance gate to the city and country. Lions with the city coats of arms watched over the free passage of shipping, while lions with the national coats of arms guarded the railway.
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HM NumberHM24OW
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Date Added Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 at 7:04pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 370385 N 5804693
Decimal Degrees52.37715000, 4.90416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 52° 22.629', E 4° 54.25'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds52° 22' 37.7400" N, 4° 54' 15.0000" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 351 Oosterdoksstraat, Amsterdam Noord-Holland 1011, NL
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