Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum was built between 1876 and 1885 to a design by P.J.H. (Pierre) Cuypers. Two small and one large floating cellar in the building, as well as two ponds in the garden, were used as emergency water supplies at the request of the Ministry of War. The ponds have since disappeared.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam displays various paintings and objects commemorating the wars in which the Netherlands was involved.

Just before the outbreak of World War II, part of the collection was brought to safety, and in April 1942, a large portion of the Rijksmuseum's collection was stored in a specially constructed vault in the underground passages of Sint-Pietersberg near Maastricht.

During the war, the Rijksmuseum held various German-friendly exhibitions in the cleared spaces.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (1), Cheapskatetravel.nl (2, 3)
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