Hotel de l'Europe (Amsterdam)
Encyclopedia
Hotel de l'Europe is a five-star hotel located on the Amstel
river in the centre of Amsterdam
, the Netherlands. Hotel de l'Europe is situated opposite and overlooking the Munt
, where the river Amstel flows into the Rokin
canal. The 19th-century hotel became an official monument (rijksmonument
) in 2001.
Freddy's Bar, the bar of the hotel, is named after Freddy Heineken
.
This building was replaced in 1895-1896, when the 50-room Hotel de l'Europe, designed by architect Willem Hamer jr., opened its doors.
Alfred Hitchcock
used the hotel just before the Second World War as a location for Foreign Correspondent
(1940).
Amstel
The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The river's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for "area abounding with water"....
river in the centre of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the Netherlands. Hotel de l'Europe is situated opposite and overlooking the Munt
Muntplein (Amsterdam)
The Muntplein is a square in the centre of Amsterdam. The square is in fact a bridge — the widest bridge in Amsterdam — which crosses the Singel canal at the point where it flows into the Amstel river...
, where the river Amstel flows into the Rokin
Rokin
Rokin is a major street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Originally it was part of the river Amstel, and was known then as Rak-in . When the quays along the Rokin were constructed in 1913, they were named after the water which they adjoined.The Rokin begins at Muntplein square and ends at Dam square...
canal. The 19th-century hotel became an official monument (rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...
) in 2001.
Freddy's Bar, the bar of the hotel, is named after Freddy Heineken
Freddy Heineken
Alfred Henry Heineken was a Dutch major stock holder and president of Heineken International, the brewing company bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam....
.
History
A tower at the present-day location of Hotel de l'Europe was demolished in 1633 and five year later the inn, later hotel, Het Rondeel, was built.This building was replaced in 1895-1896, when the 50-room Hotel de l'Europe, designed by architect Willem Hamer jr., opened its doors.
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
used the hotel just before the Second World War as a location for Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (film)
Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock which tells the story of an American reporter who tries to expose enemy spies in Britain, a series of events involving a continent-wide conspiracy that eventually leads to the events of a fictionalized World War...
(1940).