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17-697: The area was originally a wax candle factory and marshy meadows. Construction began following the completion of the Rijksmuseum in 1885, with a street plan based on the design of Pierre Cuypers , the museum's celebrated architect. The area was the location of the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in 1883. The Museumplein was reconstructed after a design by the Swedish / Danish landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson in 1999. It now includes underground parking spaces and an underground supermarket. In

34-640: A bell floor and the Moller iron cupola. Pierre Cuypers was the uncle of Eduard Cuypers who trained in his practice as a young man. Other relatives who became architects are his grandsons Pierre Cuypers jr. and Theo Taen . Cuypers was a practising Roman Catholic and a member of the Lay Dominicans . As such, he was buried in the Dominican habit. He died in his home town of Roermond, aged 93. The year 2007-2008 has been proclaimed "Cuypersjaar" (Cuypers year) in

51-549: A church, Saint Urban's  [ nl ] in Nes aan de Amstel , was completed in 1888. He also became involved in restorations, beginning with the Basilica of St Plechelm , in Oldenzaal . He married Delphine Marie Povel in 1889. They had three sons and two daughters. In 1893, he was commissioned to build the new Cathedral of St Bavo, Haarlem . The following year, he took over management of

68-782: The Amsterdam Stock Exchange . Many years later, in 1920, he began working with his son, Pierre Cuypers jr.  [ nl ] , who had been employed by the French architect, Paul Bellot , and favored the Expressionist style. Together, they designed two domed churches in that style; in Beverwijk and Bussum . They also created more traditional designs, such as the Berchmanianum in Nijmegen . Another important project involved restoring

85-489: The Museumplein , a park with three museums and a concert hall. For a brief time, he served as Chairman of a Catholic trade union known as "Gildebond". In 1908, his partnership with Stuyt was voluntarily terminated, when Stuyt expressed his intention to get married. He went back to working independently, rather than find a new partner. A relatively unproductive period followed, although he completed his largest secular project;

102-724: The Lambert's Church in Veghel and the Catharina Church (Eindhoven)  [ nl ] in Eindhoven , among others. From 1870 onwards Cuypers' style became more influenced by the native Gothic styles of the Netherlands as well as Gothic styles from other countries like Norway and Italy. He also experimented with centralizing ground-plans and other non-conventional layouts. In this second part of his career he built some of his best work. After 1883 he

119-541: The Netherlands. A great number of activities and exhibitions are organized around this theme including an exhibition on Cuypers' architecture at the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam and Maastricht . [REDACTED] Media related to Pierre Cuypers at Wikimedia Commons Joseph Cuypers Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond – 20 January 1949, Meerssen )

136-649: The building. An early example of this is the extensive restoration of the Munster Church in Roermond , where Cuypers replaced original towers with new ones. From 1875 he led the restoration of the eastern front of the Mainz Cathedral , which he executed according to his own plans in Romanesque style. In doing so, he created as an opposite pole to the western tower group the high, gothic likely eastern tower helmet, replacing

153-476: The family firm, when his father retired to Valkenburg aan de Geul . In 1898, he was selected to design another major project; St. Mary's Cathedral , in Rangoon ( Yangon ). His initial design incorporated Asian elements, but this was rejected in favor of a traditional Neo-Gothic style. From 1900 to 1908, he worked with Jan Stuyt , at " De Violier  [ nl ] ", a Catholic-oriented architects' group. Under

170-406: The influence of this group, and Stuyt, the public taste gradually changed from Neo-Gothic to Neo-Romanesque . He was also a member of several other associations, including Architectura et Amicitia  [ nl ] , an offshoot of the artists' group, Arti et Amicitiae . Occasionally, he acted as a judge for their competitions, and served on committees; notably one delegated with helping to plan

187-592: The winter, the pond can be transformed into an artificial ice skating area. The space is also used for (mass) events such as festivals , celebrations , and demonstrations and Armin Van Buuren honoured The Dutch Team at Museumplein in 2010 by playing Swedish House Mafia . In July 2017 the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup , the European 3x3 basketball tournament, was held at the Museumplein. The main "I AMsterdam" sign

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204-603: Was a Dutch architect . His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam . More representative for his oeuvre, however, are numerous churches, of which he designed more than 100. Moreover, he restored many monuments. Cuypers was born in Roermond , the son of a church painter, and grew up in surroundings in which his interest for art

221-492: Was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers , and his wife, Antoinette née Alberdingk Thijm . His training began at his father's firm. Later he studied at the Delft University of Technology , graduating in 1883, and becoming his father's assistant. The following year, he created his first work, a pension ( guest house ) on Vondelstraat. His first design for

238-464: Was also located here in front of the Rijksmuseum, until 4 December 2018, when it was removed at the behest of the city council. The sculpture "Self Portrait of a Dreamer" by Joseph Klibansky was exhibited within the pond from 26 June 2018 to 28 Aug 2018. This North Holland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pierre Cuypers Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921)

255-454: Was appointed a town architect in 1851. In 1852, he opened a workshop where ecclesiastical art was manufactured. Cuypers' ecclesiastical work was initially strongly influenced by 13th century French architecture and by the writings of his friends Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and J. A. Alberdingk Thijm . Cuypers built many churches throughout the Netherlands, in which the French influence played a prominent role. Highlights from these first period are

272-415: Was assisted by his son Joseph Cuypers in much of his work. Cuypers led many restorations. His conceptions concerning restorations has been frequently criticized; restoration often implied that the building was awfully damaged, but Cuypers tried to satisfy an idealized image of the style or the idea how the original builders had intended a building to be rather than to preserve the architectural evolution of

289-703: Was encouraged. After he studied at the urban college in Roermond, he moved to Antwerp in 1844 to study architecture at the Royal art academy . He was taught by Frans-Andries Durlet , Frans Stoop and Ferdinand Berckmans , all pioneers of the neo-Gothic architecture in Belgium . Cuypers was a good student; in 1849, he gained the Prix d'Excellence of the academy. After a tour in the German Rhineland , he returned to Roermond, where he

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