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The Rokin Plaza is a large retail complex south of the Dam in Amsterdam which used to be an office building. The name refers to the

Rokin The Rokin is a canal and major street in the centre of Amsterdam. The street runs from Muntplein, Amsterdam, Muntplein square to Dam Square, Dam square. The Rokin canal used to run from Muntplein square to Dam Square, but in 1936, the part between ...

canal on which the building sits.

Location and interior

The complex lies behind the

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building. Through the building lies the Papenbroeksteeg which connects the Kalverstraat with the Rokin and also gives access to the offices and the interior court. The building houses many offices. Hotel Polen which burned down in 1977 (causing 33 deaths) stood at the location presently occupied by the Rokin Plaza. As of 2010 Rokin Plaza was one of the largest office buildings in the centre of Amsterdam with an office space of and a retail area of . In that year the Rokin Plaza was sold to Emmes Group. In August 2012 it was announced that the American fashion chain

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would open a branch in the building in late 2013. This date wasn't met. After the facade was completely changed Forever 21 opened a branch in the building on 19 April 2014. In another part of the building the Spanish fashion chain

Pull & Bear Pull&Bear () is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Narón (A Coruña), Galicia founded in 1991. It is part of Inditex, owner of Zara and Bershka brands. History The chain was established in 1991 due to the diversification o ...

opened a branch. Since 2018 the Japanese fashion chain Uniqlo is located there.Wat Uniqlo voor de stijlvolle mannen van Nederland zal betekenen
''Esquire'', 03 October 2018

References

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