'The Ship' by Amsterdamwest

When in 1901 the housing law was established it became possible to grant subsidies to housing associations. The socially democratic municipality with its leader Wibaut immediately seized this opportunity to build veritable worker palaces. Architect De Klerck designed this complex according to the style guidelines of the school of Amsterdam. The complex was quickly nicknamed 'The Ship'. It was a true symbol for the rise of the working class. Notice the way the bricks are structured, the roofing tiles and certainly the tower and the bay window on the rear side. Turn back and follow the railroad, now on your right side and pass through the tunnel again. Take a right immediately behind the tunnel and stay on the bicycle path through the park. You will now pass an office building with brown and reddish bricks. Follow the bend to the left and you will enter the terrain of the Westergasfabriek. (An old gas factory)