Architecture
The most famous Dutch architects of the 17th century were
- Lieven de Key (1560–1627), master builder of Haarlem. He still used a fair amount of ornamentation, built De Waag (1598), front of the Town Hall (1597), De Vleeshal (1602–1603), New Church tower (1613), all of which are in Haarlem
- Hendrick de Keyser (1565–1621). He preferred a style that was much more sober than his contemporary Lieven de Key, built the Zuiderkerk (1606–1614), the Westerkerk (1620–1638) and the Exchange (1608–1611) in Amsterdam, Town Hall of Delft (1619), several canal houses in Amsterdam (see also section sculpture)
- Jacob van Campen (1595–1657). He embraced classicism fully and served as an example for many colleagues, built the Mauritshuis in The Hague (1635), the Dam Palace in Amsterdam (1648–1655), which was originally the town hall, now a royal palace.
Less famous architects from this period were
- Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527–1606), architect in Antwerp, used a lot of ornamentation
- Arent van 's-Gravenzande (..-1662), built De Lakenhal (1639) and the Marekerk (1638–1640), both in Leiden, and the Oostkerk (1646) in Middelburg
- Philip Vingboons (1607–1678), built many canal houses in Amsterdam in classicistic style
- Pieter Post (1608-1669), built Huis ten Bosch in The Hague (1645-)
- Adriaen Dortsman (1625-1682), built the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam
- Elias Bouman (1636–1686), built the Portuguese-Israelitic Synagogue in Amsterdam (1671/1675)
- Maurits Post (1645–1677), built Slot Amerongen (1676)
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