De Inktpot, Utrecht

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De Inktpot in Utrecht is a monumental early 20th-century brick office building, known as the largest brick building in the Netherlands and a landmark of Dutch railway architecture.

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De Inktpot, Utrecht canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
national monument of the Netherlands
office building
railway office building
architect George Willem van Heukelom
surface form: G. W. van Heukelom

George Willem van Heukelom
architecturalStyle brick expressionism
rationalist architecture
builtFor Nederlandse Spoorwegen
category Buildings and structures in Utrecht (city)
Office buildings in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Utrecht (city)
completionDate 1921
constructionType masonry
country Netherlands
elevationRelativeToCityscape dominant
floorCount approximately 5
function office space for railway-related companies
hasArtInstallation UFO sculpture on the roof
hasBasement yes
hasColor dark brick
hasCourtyard yes
hasFeature central tower
decorative brickwork
inner courtyards
massive brick facades
heritageDesignation national heritage site of the Netherlands
heritageRegister national heritage information systems of the Netherlands
surface form: Rijksmonumentenregister
heritageStatus rijksmonument
languageOfNickname Dutch
locatedIn Jaarbeursplein
surface form: Jaarbeursplein, Utrecht

Utrecht
Utrecht (city) NERFINISHED
Utrecht (province) NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
near Utrecht Centraal
surface form: Utrecht Centraal railway station
nickname De Inktpot
nicknameMeaning The Inkwell
notableAs landmark of Dutch railway architecture
notableFor largest brick building in the Netherlands
notableIn Dutch industrial architecture
originalFunction headquarters of the Dutch Railways
ownedBy ProRail
partOf railway district of Utrecht
region Randstad metropolitan region
surface form: Randstad metropolitan area
roofSculpture UFOs
surface form: UFO
significantPeriod early 20th century
startDate 1918
usedBy Nederlandse Spoorwegen
ProRail
usedFor office

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Description of subject: De Inktpot in Utrecht is a monumental early 20th-century brick office building, known as the largest brick building in the Netherlands and a landmark of Dutch railway architecture.

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ProRail hasMainOfficeBuilding De Inktpot, Utrecht