Pierre Cuypers Architect

Petrus Josephus Hubertus (Pierre) Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. More representative for his oeuvre, however, are numerous churches, of which he designed more than 100. Moreover, he restored a large number of monuments.

Personal facts

Pierre Cuypers
Birth dateMay 16, 1827
Birth place
Netherlands , Roermond
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathMarch 03, 1921
Place of death
Netherlands , Roermond

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Architect

Awards
Royal Gold Medal
Significant building
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam Centraal railway station

Pierre Cuypers on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cuypersjaar.nl/default.asp?id=2022387730