Pierre Cuypers
(1827–1921) nederländsk arkitekt
Pierre Cuypers (Netherlands, 1827–1921) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Pierre Cuypers belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Pierre Cuypers was born in Roermond and died in Roermond. Pierre Cuypers trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Pierre Cuypers worked in Nijmegen. Pierre Cuypers became a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Royal Gold Medal, Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht, and Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau. The students included Jos Tonnaer, Caspar Franssen, and Jan de Meyer.
The best-known works include ‘Amsterdam Central station’ and ‘Rijksmuseum’. The catalogue has 14 buildings by Pierre Cuypers. The dated buildings span the years 1300–1903. The buildings are in places such as Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Amersfoort, and Halderberge. According to Wikidata, buildings by Pierre Cuypers belong to the styles ‘Historicism’, ‘Gothic’, and ‘Neoclassicism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Ludwig Angerer, Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine, and Emil Hünten.