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Sloterpark is an urban park in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52°21′53″N 4°49′20″E / 52.364722°N 4.822222°E |
Area | 48 ha (120 acres) |
Created | 1974 |
Operated by | Amsterdam Nieuw-West |
Status | Open all year |
Located in the borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West, around the artificial lake of Sloterplas, it is the heart of the Westelijke Tuinsteden ("Western Garden Cities"). Built as part of the implementation of the General Enlargement Plan of 1935 (Algemeen Uitbreidingsplan), it's based on the organizational logic desired by Cornelis van Eesteren for his garden cities, built around four axes: housing, employment, leisure and transport. The construction took place between 1958 and 1974.
When the city established its boroughs in 1990, the lake was divided into three: Geuzenveld-Slotermeer, Slotervaart and Osdorp. Since 2010, it has been an integral part of the borough Nieuw-West.
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The original plan from 1939 for Slotermeer, Sloterplas and Sloterpark
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'Constructie I-BEANS DIN 30' from 1969 by André Volten, at the Oostoever in the Sloterpark.
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'Zonder titel' (1972) granite sculpture by Ad Molendijk
References
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edit- The parks of Amsterdam. Ernest Kurpershoek & Merel Ligtelijn. Publisher Lubberhuizen. 2001