Nieuwmarkt 25, Amsterdam Het origineel Nieuwmarkt 25 was built in 1724, as shown on the ornamented top gable in Louis XIV style. The house is a typical Amsterdam example of 18th century architecture; while most of the country was economic instable, it wasn't all that bad in Amsterdam. Therefor they still added richly decorated top gable and ornaments on their houses. The house was almost demolished twice; in the twenties the neighbouring houses at the left were demolished for the immense building "De Flesseman". Even more rigourious were plans to demolish all buildings at the Sint Antoniesbreestraat for the new metro and the broadening of the street, which is situated at the right of the house. The local government almost succeeded; but while most of the houses did disappear, in 1975 an old 17th century meansion, the "De Pinto" house, further down the street was restored to it's former glory by some of the opponents of the plans. This meant that the street couldn't be broadened, but most of the street was already demolished. Nieuwmarkt 25 was one of the few that remained; the building, broken into by squatters, burnt out in 1976, but finally was restored in 1982. The LEGO-model The model is a mixture of the late 19th century situation and the current one. As basis I used a picture from Jacob Olie, showing the Nieuwmarkt in 1890. From this picture I also took the shop advertisements. The lower front is based on the current one, made between 1900 and 1910. It has the entrance at the corner. The facade above the big shopwindows is supported by steel beams, which are visible on the outside as part of the decoration. Around the corner, at the Sint Antoniesbreestraat side of the house you'll find the entrance of the appartement. The staircase is visible on the outside; the small round windows show the exact location. I alos added the old chimney that was situated on this side of the building. It was removed during the 1982 restoration. Overige gegevens Location: Nieuwmarkt 25, Amsterdam Year of construction: 1724 Model Height: 37 cm (1.21 feet) Construction time: ca. 2 weeks Date: 2003, remodelled in 2005 Copyright © 2001/08, Patrick Bosman Webdesign/photography: Patrick Bosman The content of this website may only be used after permission from the author.