The Greek deities of Apollo, Ceres, Mars, Minerva, Bacchus, and Diana welcome you – or rather, busts of them do – to this famous example of Dutch Neoclassic architecture, one of the grandest double houses of 17th-century Amsterdam. Delightfully graced with pilasters, pillars, and a step gable, the 1622 mansion is attributed to architect Pieter de Keyser, son of the more famed Hendrick. The house is now headquarters to the Monumentenzorg – custodian to many of the city's public monuments – and is not open to the public. A stroll past it and a few pictures are still highly recommended.
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