Utrecht Post Office

Post Utrecht / Hoofdpostkantoor Utrecht
Public Library and former Main Post Office, Neude, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2007
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General information
Architectural styleAmsterdam School
AddressNeude 11, 3512 AE
Town or cityUtrecht
CountryThe Netherlands
Coordinates52°5′35″N 5°7′4″E / 52.09306°N 5.11778°E / 52.09306; 5.11778
Construction started1919
Completed1924
Design and construction
Architect(s)Joseph Crouwel jr. (1885-1962)
Website
Rijksmonument 514259[1]
Hall viewed from the first floor, 2023.
Entrance with neon artwork Intellectual Heritage by Maarten Baas, photo 2023.
Hendrik van den Eijnde: Lion at the entrance, photo 2006.
A continent Petit Granit statue with yellow pigeons in the background on high, symbolising the telegraph service. Photo 2011.

The former Utrecht Main Post Office (Dutch: Hoofdpostkantoor Utrecht, Post Neude or Post Utrecht) building completed in 1924, is situated on Neude square, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Since 2020 it has served as the headquarters of the Utrecht Public Library. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Rijksmonumentenregister Neude 11, 3512 AE te Utrecht". monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Ministerie voor Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Post Utrecht exterieur Post- en telegraafkantoor (Utrecht)". items.amsterdamse-school.nl (in Dutch). Amsterdamse School Platform Wendingen, Museum Het Schip. 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ Elaine Vis (2023-03-08). "Kunst op Post Neude schreeuwt om aandacht in historische binnenstad". Binnenstadskrant Utrecht (in Dutch). Stichting Binnenstadskrant. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "Horecazaken in Post Neude openen op 13 maart de deuren". nu.nl (in Dutch). 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15.
  5. ^ "Post Utrecht". ontdek-utrecht.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ^ "Post Utrecht". rijnboutt.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  7. ^ A page using both "Post Neude" and "Post Utrecht" for the same main post office: "'Ik verbind u door...' Podcast Post Utrecht gepresenteerd in Bibliotheek Neude". de Bibliotheek Utrecht (in Dutch). 2022-12-16. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03.

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