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05-13-2011, 04:44 AM
http://static.nos.nl/jeugdjournaal/artikelen/2009/9/10/nederlandscadeauvoornewyork.html
The Dutch government has poured about $10 million into the weeklong celebration of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York Harbor 400 years ago, generously peppering the activities with reminders of the city’s origins as the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
As part of that effort, the government has erected an odd, undulating $2.3 million fiberglass structure in Battery Park that has been compared to the petals of a flower and the blades of a windmill. The building, designed by the Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio (http://www.unstudio.com/), will be the center of new public area for tourists and commuters.
“We wanted to leave a lasting legacy a token of our appreciation for this 400-year relationship,” said Frans Timmermans, a cabinet minister who has led the planning of the celebration. (A list of activities throughout the week can be found at www.ny400.org (http://www.ny400.org/).)
The New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion was officially unveiled Wednesday (http://www.ny400.org/events/ny400-week-presentation-of-the-new-amsterdam-pavilion) by the Dutch crown prince, Willem-Alexander of Orange (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/dutch/?scp=1&sq=a.g%20sulzberger%20and%20royal&st=cse), but it will not open until spring. The building is Peter Minuit Plaza, which is named for the Dutch director-general who oversaw the early settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan, not far from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/pavilion-is-latest-dutch-gift-to-city/
http://www.interiordesign.net/article/478824-Royals_Present_UNStudio_Pavilion_to_New_York.php
The Dutch government has poured about $10 million into the weeklong celebration of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York Harbor 400 years ago, generously peppering the activities with reminders of the city’s origins as the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
As part of that effort, the government has erected an odd, undulating $2.3 million fiberglass structure in Battery Park that has been compared to the petals of a flower and the blades of a windmill. The building, designed by the Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio (http://www.unstudio.com/), will be the center of new public area for tourists and commuters.
“We wanted to leave a lasting legacy a token of our appreciation for this 400-year relationship,” said Frans Timmermans, a cabinet minister who has led the planning of the celebration. (A list of activities throughout the week can be found at www.ny400.org (http://www.ny400.org/).)
The New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion was officially unveiled Wednesday (http://www.ny400.org/events/ny400-week-presentation-of-the-new-amsterdam-pavilion) by the Dutch crown prince, Willem-Alexander of Orange (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/dutch/?scp=1&sq=a.g%20sulzberger%20and%20royal&st=cse), but it will not open until spring. The building is Peter Minuit Plaza, which is named for the Dutch director-general who oversaw the early settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan, not far from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/pavilion-is-latest-dutch-gift-to-city/
http://www.interiordesign.net/article/478824-Royals_Present_UNStudio_Pavilion_to_New_York.php