Crystal Palace [Amsterdam]
Paleis voor Volksvlijt
Theatre building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
tentoonstellingsgebouw in Amsterdam, Nederland
Crystal Palace
Built 1858-1864 by Cornelis Outshoorn. Opened 16 Aug 1864. Used for large-scale exhibitions and events. 1883 addition of a shopping gallery, De Galerij. Due to financial problems, the hall was divided in separate halls in the early 1890s: Concert hall Concertzaal, opened 2 October 1890. In 1916, the Cavaillé-Coll organ (built 1875) was sold to the Concertgebouw Haarlem. Theatre hall Paleisschouwburg, opened 13 Oct 1890 with Stanley in Afrika. Capacity: 1500 persons (1890), 1350 persons (1894), 1112 persons (1908). Used for opera, operetta, and popular theatre performances. 1883 extension by an apartment and shopping wing, De Galerij. Small theatre hall Kleine Zaal, opeend 3 November 1893 with Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm. 1894 rebuildings by W. F. K. Roemer. 1922-1929 various rebuildings. Destroyed by a fire on 18 April 1929, leaving only the shopping mall Galerij intact. In 1961, the Galerij was demolished and the national reserve bank headquarters were built on the site. Since 2002 a citizens' group around Wim T. Schippers campaigns for the demolition of the bank building and the reconstruction of the Paleis voor Volksvlijt.