A quiet Amstel in the evening at De Omval by Jeroen de Jongh Photography

About "A quiet Amstel in the evening at De Omval"

by Jeroen de Jongh Photography

About the artwork

The Omval is a spit of land on the eastern bank of the Amsterdam River Amstel in the middle section of the Weesperzijde, adjacent to the Amstel Station in the Oost district.

De Omval was originally a peninsula belonging to the municipality of Ouder-Amstel between a bend in the Amstel River and the Watergraafsmeer, which was reclaimed in the 17th century. On January 1, 1921, the Omval was added to the municipality of Amsterdam.

In 1987, the Amsterdam City Council approved plans to build three office towers named after Dutch painters on the Omval: the Rembrandt Tower, the Mondriaantoren and the Breitner Tower. The Rembrandt Tower is the tallest building in the city. Including a 15-meter antenna, the tower is 150 meters high and has 35 floors.

Next to the Rembrandt Tower, where the Postbank head office was located until the 1990s, is the Hogeschool van Amsterdam with its Leeuwenburg location. With an area of 65,000 m², Leeuwenburg is one of the largest locations of the Hogeschool. Along the banks of the Amstel River there are not only office buildings but also apartment buildings.

The Amstel (after Aeme-stelle, an Old Dutch word for "watery area") is a canalized river in southern North Holland, partly on the border of North Holland with South Holland and Utrecht. The area along the river is referred to as Amstelland. Amsterdam owes its name to the Amstel River.