CAMPEN, Jacob van
(b. 1596, Haarlem, d. 1657, Amersfoort)

Interior view

begun 1648
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Town Hall, Amsterdam

Jacob van Campen's undisputed masterpiece was the Amsterdam Town Hall (now the royal palace). The ground plan consists of a rectangle with two interior courtyards centred on an extensive monumental hall, the Burghers' Hall. The barrel vault and the fact that the hall stretches to the full height of the building gives it a distinctly religious feeling.

View the plan of the main floor of the Town Hall, Amsterdam, as depicted in a 1661 print.