Het Rijksmuseum

Hallo! Finally! It's been a very, VERY long time since I've last posted, but I think this build justifies it all. I present to you, the Rijksmuseum! It's the most popular museum in the Netherlands. and I am so, so glad that my client request me to build this. It was an awesome experience to build such an amazing architectural marvel! Well, I think pictures describe far better than words, so I'm going to end my rambling here. But please don't forget to drop a diamond, favorite, and maybe even subscribe if you enjoyed the build and want to see more of my work! See you guys again in the next post, Adieu!

The Rijksmuseum (Dutch: [ˈrɛiksmyˌzeːjʏm] is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw.

The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague on 19 November 1798 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace and later in the Trippenhuis. The current main building was designed by Pierre Cuypers and first opened in 1885. On 13 April 2013, after a ten-year renovation which cost € 375 million, the main building was reopened by Queen Beatrix. In 2013 and 2014, it was the most visited museum in the Netherlands with record numbers of 2.2 million and 2.47 million visitors. It is also the largest art museum in the country.

The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200–2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer. The museum also has a small Asian collection, which is on display in the Asian pavilion.

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