Oost-Indisch Huis – Head office VOC

This building used to be the administration head office of the VOC, Dutch East India Company, built in 1606. Hendrick de Keyser built this renaissance style building. Besides all meetings of the regents, the meetings of the Heren XVII, the board of the VOC, were held here.

The VOC was the most successful and biggest Dutch Trade Company of Europe in the 17th and 18th century. It had a monopoly position of trading between Europe and Asia. Being the first multinational company in the world they went on the stock-market to finance the transport over water.

In 1798 the VOC was abrogated and in 1808 the building was in use of the Colonial management of the Batavian Republic.

This building has had many renovations and expansions over the years. Part of the East-Indonesian building is the Bus Home and the Urban Artillery Warehouse.

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Oost-Indisch Huis | Art & culture | Free
Kloveniersburgwal 48 | Old center | +31205252258
Mon – Thu 08:00 – 19:30, Fri 08:00 – 18:00