Glaspaleis
The Glaspaleis (English: Glass Palace) is a building in Heerlen (Dutch Limburg), built in the years 1934-1935 and serves as the cultural centre.
Most part of the building is covered with glass. It belongs to the architecture of Het Nieuwe Bouwen, a style more or less comparable to that of the Bauhaus, Modernism and International Style. Architect is Frits Peutz, largely responsible for reshaping Heerlen in a modern way.
The Glaspaleis is one of the top thousand buildings of the twentieth century.
Glaspaleis Media
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The layout, showing the old and the new business. The passage is at ground floor level, leading to the main entrance in the centre and a second one at the back.*A = the connection between the old shop and the Glaspaleis*B = Vroom en Dreesman (see text)*C = Logister's umbrella shop
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The mezzanine and ground floor, seen from the location of the former offices, suspended from the ceiling.
- Glaspaleis library.jpg
The interior of the Glaspaleis library, featuring the building's mushroom-shaped pillars.
- Glaspaleis balustrade.jpg
The gap between the floors and the free standing glass encasing, with a metal grid to prevent anything falling through.
- Glaspaleis back.jpg
The rear side of the Glaspaleis, where the old shop used to be and which now faces the Pancratius Square.
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Photograph by Dirk van der Made*The penthouse of the Glaspaleis, with former inhabitant Otto Stahl (son of Jos Schunck, oldest daughter of Peter Schunck) in the left bottom corner.
A glassart exposition in the basement.
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The penthouse bay of the Glaspaleis and the church tower in the background.
