Petrus Josephus Hubertus (Pierre) Cuypers (May 16, 1827, Roermond – March 3, 1921, Roermond) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881-1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876-1885), both in Amsterdam. More representative for his oeuvre, however, are a lot of churches, of which he built more than 100. Moreover, he restored a large number of monuments. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Ciara Danille Bowers is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Amsterdam Centraal station at night Amsterdam Centraal (Asd) is the Centraal Station (Central Station) of Amsterdam. ... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for National Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ...

The Rijksmuseum was designed by Cuypers in a combination of both Renaissance and Gothic ^[1] styles in the late 1880s. The result is similar to the Hotel de Ville in Paris in what is considered to be "French Neo-Renaissance" style. However at the Rijksmuseum the Gothic elements seem to outweigh the Renaissance and the building, despite the English Renaissance quoins, and chateauesque roofs, is often considered to be Gothic ^[2].

Cuypers was the son of a church painter and grew up in surroundings in which interest for art was encouraged. After he studied at the urban college in Roermond, he moved to Antwerp in 1844 to study architecture at the art academy. He was taught by Frans Andries Durlet, Frans Stoop and Ferdinand Berckmans, all pioneers of the neo-Gothic architecture in Belgium. Cuypers was a good student; in 1849, he gained the Prix d'Excellence. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2516x1376, 221 KB) Description: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Source: own image/selbst fotografiert Date: August 2005 Author: Markus Würfel File links The following pages link to this file: Art gallery Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2516x1376, 221 KB) Description: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Source: own image/selbst fotografiert Date: August 2005 Author: Markus Würfel File links The following pages link to this file: Art gallery Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for National Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... In French, a hôtel de ville or mairie is a town hall (and not a hotel). ... Generally, a quoin is a wedge, used to support or anchor other items. ... Chateauesque is an architectural style based on French cheateaux style used in the 1400s in the Loire Valley. ... The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of our Lady) at the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to several triptychs by Baroque painter Rubens. ... See also Gothic art. ...

After a tour in the German Rheinland, he returned to Roermond, where he was appointed a town architect in 1851. In 1852, he opened a work shop where ecclesiastical art was manufactured. The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. ...

Cuypers' ecclesiastical work was initially strongly influenced by the 13th century French architecture and the work of French architect, and the writings of his friends Eugene Viollet-le-Duc and J.A. Alberdingk Thijm. Across the Netherlands, Cuypers built a large number of churches in which the French influence played a prominent role. Highlights from these first period are the Lambert's Church in Veghel and the Catharina's Church in Eindhoven, among others. From 1870 onwards Cuypers' style became more influenced by the native Gothic styles of the Netherlands as well as Gothic styles from other countries like Norway and Italy. He also experimented with centralizing ground-plans and other non-conventional layouts. In this second part of his career he built some of his best work. After 1883 he was assisted by his son Joseph Cuypers in much of his work. Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (Paris, January 27, 1814 - Lausanne 1879) was a French architect, famous for his restorations of medieval buildings. ... Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Area 88. ...

Cuypers led a large number of restorations. His conceptions concerning restorations has been frequently criticized; restoration often implied that the building was awfully damaged, but Cuypers tried to satisfy an idealized image of the style or the idea how the original builders had intended a building to be rather than to preserve the architectural evolution of the building. An early example of this is the extensive restoration of the Munster Church in Roermond, where Cuypers replaced original towers by new ones.

Pierre Cuypers was the uncle of Eduard Cuypers who trained in his practice as a young man. Eduard Cuypers (April 18, 1859 Roermond – June 1, 1927, The Hague) was a Dutch architect. ...