The Beurs van Berlage is a former stock exchange on the Damrak in Amsterdam. The architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage designed it, and construction ran from 1896 to 1903. Its style is hard to classify. It blends Neo-Romanesque and simplified Art Nouveau elements and is often called Rationalist.
Its key features are red brick walls, a roof of iron and glass, a clock tower 40 meters high, three large halls and open-plan interiors. The history of the building includes a long dispute over its site and design and subsidence during construction. A restoration took place from 1998 to 2004.
It now hosts concerts, exhibitions and conferences. It has a café, and its tower is open to the public.
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