Shell Tower

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Shell Tower, now known as A’DAM Tower, is a prominent high-rise landmark in Amsterdam that has been transformed from a former corporate office building into a mixed-use cultural, entertainment, and business hub overlooking the IJ river.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building
landmark
mixed-use building
observation tower
office building
tourist attraction
accessibleBy ferry from Amsterdam Centraal Station
alsoKnownAs ADAM Tower
A’DAM Tower
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture
cityPanoramaView Port of Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Centrum
surface form: historic centre of Amsterdam
constructionStartDate 1960s
country Netherlands
currentUse bars
event spaces
hotel
nightclub
observation deck
offices
restaurants
feature Over The Edge swing
surface form: 'Over The Edge' swing attraction

A’DAM Tower
surface form: A’DAM LOOKOUT observation deck

music and creative industry offices
panoramic viewing platform
revolving restaurant
formerName Shell Tower self-link
hasWebsite https://www.adamtoren.nl/
height approximately 100 metres
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Amsterdam North
surface form: Amsterdam-Noord
locatedOn north bank of the IJ river
location Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Holland NERFINISHED
nearby Amsterdam Centraal
surface form: Amsterdam Centraal Station

EYE Filmmuseum
numberOfFloors approximately 22
operator A’DAM Tower
surface form: A’DAM Toren BV
originalClient Royal Dutch Shell
originalFunction corporate office building
overlooks IJ river
ownedBy private consortium of investors
partOf Eastern Docklands of Amsterdam
surface form: Amsterdam waterfront
renovation conversion to mixed-use tower
renovationCompletionDate 2016
reopeningDate 2016
yearCompleted 1971

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Shell Tower formerName Shell Tower self-link
A’DAM Tower formerlyKnownAs Shell Tower