Built in 1913-1916 for six shipping companies and generally seen as the first true Amsterdam School building, by Van der Mey with Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer. Sea gods, ships and the trading routes of the colonial era are carved into every surface. It stands where Cornelis de Houtman's first voyage to the East Indies left in 1595.
- Address
- Prins Hendrikkade 108-114, 1011 AK Amsterdam
- Hours
- Exterior any time; Sunday guided tours with Museum Het Schip (Dutch 11:30; some Sundays in English 13:30) (hetschip.nl, 2026)
- Price
- Free to see the facade; guided tours are sold by Museum Het Schip, price not verified
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- It is now the Grand Hotel Amrath; book the Sunday tour through Museum Het Schip to see the interior woodwork, sculpture and stained glass.
- The Montelbaanstoren is two minutes away on the Oudeschans.