Walking routes

Plan Zuid: Berlage and the Amsterdam School

From Minervaplein to Merwedeplein: a walk along the avenues, squares and buildings of Plan Zuid. With De Dageraad, the Wolkenkrabber, the Berlagebrug and Anne Frank's square.

Dossier This walk is part of the dossier Plan Zuid

4,8 km100 min7 stopsSouth

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StartMinervaplein (tramhalte Minervaplein)

FinishMerwedeplein (tramhalte Victorieplein vlakbij)

De route volgt de lanen van Plan Zuid en is helemaal vlak. De Openluchtschool is een school in gebruik: kijk vanaf de straat en respecteer de privacy. Het Merwedeplein is een woonplein; het huis van de familie Frank is niet open voor publiek.

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Streets and bridges
Minervaplein

A stately start. Berlage's avenues meet here on a square that took almost thirty years to complete.
Read the story: The Minervaplein: a stately square that took almost thirty years Then 400 m to the next stop
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Openluchtschool, Cliostraat 40

Look through the gatehouse at the glass and concrete school Jan Duiker placed in the inner courtyard.
Then 730 m to the next stop
3

Apollolaan

One of the broad avenues from the 1915 plan, with trees and space: this is how Berlage saw his new city.
Then 1,4 km to the next stop
4

De Dageraad, P.L. Takstraat

The showpiece of the Amsterdam School. Walk around the two squares and look at the undulating corners.
Then 1,2 km to the next stop
5

Berlagebrug

Berlage's bridge across the Amstel, opened on 28 May 1932. Look for Hildo Krop's relief on the bridge tower.
Then 780 m to the next stop
6

Victorieplein

J.F. Staal's Wolkenkrabber, with Berlage himself on his pedestal in front of it.
Then 240 m to the next stop
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Merwedeplein

The square where Anne Frank lived until the family went into hiding. Four stumbling stones lie at number 37.