CitizenM Boston 07
citizenM is a Netherlands-based, global hotel developer, investor, and hotel chain. It opened its first hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 2008, followed by the city of Amsterdam in 2009. Its first overseas hotel in Glasgow opened in 2010, followed by London in 2012. citizenM has since expanded its portfolio across North America, Europe and Asia. Company citizenM was founded by Rattan Chadha in 2005. The branding and logo was developed by KesselsKramer. In March 2019, GIC Private Limited acquired a 25% stake in citizenM, valuing the company at $2.3 billion. KRC, APG, and GIC have committed to invest a further $847 million of equity for future expansion. Hotel architecture citizenM hotels embrace International Style with large glass windows cladding in black metal exterior wall (the hotel in Amsterdam using gray metal), making use of off-site modular construction for many of the components. Some of the locations make use of large scale public art, such as by Julian Opie at P ...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is the leading center for finance and trade, as well as a hub of production of secular art. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighborhoo ...
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