Beurs van Berlage

Beurs van Berlage is a concert hall and event space in Amsterdam, recognizable by red brick facades, an iron and glass roof, and a clock tower facing Damrak. The three tall interior halls open beneath the large roof and are divided by rows of stone columns.

Architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage designed this building for the Amsterdam Stock Exchange and it was completed between 1898 and 1903. After the exchange moved in the late 1980s, orchestras and events took over the halls.

The building carries the name of its architect and shows how functional spaces can transform into places for the arts. Today visitors attend orchestral performances in rooms once filled with traders calling out commodity prices.

Visitors can experience the halls during concerts or guided tours, or climb the tower for views over the old city center. A café near the main entrance offers drinks and light meals before or after events.

On February 2, 2002, the Dutch crown prince held his civil wedding ceremony within these walls. The ceremony used the monumental halls for a national occasion witnessed by many guests.

Location: Amsterdam

Inception: 1903

Architects: Hendrik Petrus Berlage

Official opening: May 27, 1903

Architectural style: modern architecture

Floors above the ground: 4

Made from material: brick

Address: Damrak 277, Centrum, Amsterdam

Website: http://beursvanberlage.nl

GPS coordinates: 52.37500,4.89639

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:29