Rembrandt Tower

Rembrandt Tower
Rembrandt Tower
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Skyscraper
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°20′40″N 4°55′0″E
Completed	1994
Height	149.85 m (491.63 ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Peter de Clercq Zubli, Tom van der Put (ZZDP Architecten) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)

The Rembrandt Tower is an office skyscraper in Amsterdam. It has a height of 135 metres, 35 floors and it has a spire which extends its height to 149.85 metres. It was constructed from 1991 to 1994. The building's foundation required piles 56 metres long and two metres in diameter. It is the first building in the Netherlands constructed with a concrete core and a steel frame.^{[citation needed]}

The building was designed by the architects Peter de Clercq Zubli and Tom van der Put from ZZDP Architecten, in cooperation with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill from SOM.

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  Rembrandt tower, Breitner center & Mondriaan tower

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  The tower at night

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  Rembrandt tower

References

• "Rembrandt Tower". Holland.com. http://www.holland.com/global/destinations/amsterdam/architecture/rembrandttoren.jsp. Retrieved 2009-09-30.