Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal in the heart of Amsterdam’s old centre.

Sofitel Legend The Grand AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands

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Address: Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197
1012 EX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 20 555 3111
Official website: www.sofitel-legend-thegrand.com
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Rooms, suites and Canal House Suites in the Prinsenhof, Amsterdam’s former city hall.
Restaurant Bridges, Oriole Garden Bistro, The Flying Dutchman bar and afternoon tea in the Library.
Sofitel Spa with heated indoor pool, sauna and hammam; 19 event spaces, five of them historic city-hall rooms.
Located on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal in the heart of Amsterdam’s old centre.

12 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

Early 15th c.
The site’s origins lie in the convent of St Cecilia, whose slender church turret still stands.
1578
After the Alteration of Amsterdam, the convent is turned into lodgings for distinguished guests.
1581
It becomes known as the Prinsenhof, possibly after a stay by William of Orange.
1597
The Admiralty of Amsterdam takes over the building to house delegates and senior officials.
1638
Marie de’ Medici, queen dowager of France, stays here; Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry of Orange were earlier guests.
7 July 1652
After the old city hall on the Dam burns down, the Prinsenhof serves as temporary city hall until 1656.
1661
The Admiralty rebuilds the complex from the ground up with a Palladian pilaster façade and a pediment featuring Neptune.
1808
When Louis Napoleon takes the Dam city hall as his royal palace, the Prinsenhof becomes Amsterdam’s city hall.
1926
An Amsterdam School extension by city architect Allard Remco Hulshoff is completed.
1988
The council moves to the new Stopera on Waterlooplein, ending the building’s role as city hall.
1992
The former city hall is restored and converted into a luxury hotel, The Grand.
July 2011
After two years of renovation led by interior architect Sybille de Margerie, it becomes Europe’s first Sofitel Legend hotel.