The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. The collection began in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam a few years later, and the present building, designed by the architect Pierre Cuypers in a Gothic and Renaissance revival style, opened in 1885. The museum holds a vast collection of Dutch art and history, with masterpieces of the Golden Age such as Rembrandt's The Night Watch and works by Vermeer and Frans Hals. A major renovation lasted about ten years and ended in 2013, when the museum reopened with restored halls and a new entrance. It attracts millions of visitors a year and is among the most visited museums in Europe.
Before and after
- 1885The Potato Eaters
- 1885Construction of Washington Monument
- from 1885 to 1914Scramble for Africa
- 1885Publication of Mila Rodino
- 1885Construction of Rijksmuseum
- 1885Publication of Thus Spoke Zarathustra
- 1885Founding of Stanford University
- 1885Construction of Anfield
- from February 1885 to March 1885Panjdeh Incident
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- 1871The Internationale
- 31 March 1889Construction of Eiffel Tower
- 1894Radio
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.