The Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American, also known for its Café Américain, on

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, is a hotel and café restaurant with a

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reading room.

History

It was built in 1898–1900 by W.Kromhout and H.G. Jansen in the

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style. In 1927–1928 an expansion was realised from a design by the architect G.J. Rutgers in collaboration with K. Bakker in 1927–1928. Both the expansion and the café are National Heritage sites.Rijksmonument report

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