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Monday, 23 April 2018

Monday Mural - Ostenburg, Amsterdam

This is the mural I spotted from the kitchen window of my daughter's 18th floor apartment building in Zeeburg, Amsterdam.
Located at the back of a warehouse in the Ostenburgereiland (Ostenburg Island) next to the dark glass INIT building where 3 newspaper companies are located.



The Ostenburg island was built in the 17th century by the Dutch East India Company to establish shipyards and warehouses. These no longer exist in the area that is now undergoing redevelopment as a residential area.

The 65 x 22mt mural shows the connection of the area to the shipyard industry on one side and the construction business on the other side of the mural.
On the net I discovered it was painted in December 2017 by ASA artists: Beazarility, SjemBakkus, Sket185, IVES.one & Chinny Bond.



And this is the view I had of the mural from my daughter's apartment.

In the distance next to the INIT building
And a close up of the mural 

On my previous post about our visit to the Keukenhof Tulip gardens I mentioned the Lloyd Hotel and the mural on the side of the building about the emigrants that used to reside here from 1921 to 1936.
Here it is in more detail.



A Youtube video I found about the painting of the Oostenburg Mural.



If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds posted this week.  Thanks.






43 comments:

  1. Gosh that is impressively big Sami! Your daughter has a fab view from her apartment.

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    1. Thanks Grace, yes she has great views all around. Thanks for participating with such a great mural.

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  2. Center of the world at one time!

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    1. Quite right Cloudia, but everything changes with time.

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    1. Thanks William, I read somewhere it's supposed to be the biggest mural in Amsterdam.

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  4. That's very cool! And I'll bet not easy to paint!

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    1. Thanks Jeanie, it's amazing what these artists can do on a large scale.

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  5. Wonderful find, Sami. It is a lovely mural, as is the hotel mural. Twofer day couldn't get better and it's a fabulous location and view your daughter has from her apartment/flat.

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth, yes two for one today!
      She has 180 degree views from the apartment.

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  6. That is one very big mural ...
    Your daughter has fantastic views from her apartment.
    It has been lovely seeing your posts about your visit to Amsterdam.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thanks Jan. Yes, they have a great apartment, a pity that are selling it now to move to the Philippines for work.

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  7. Um mural bastante bonito.
    : )

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  8. Cada vez gosto mais de arte urbana.
    Puro talento!
    Boa semana

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    1. Obrigada Pedro, ha murais muito bonitos. Boa semana para si tambem.

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  9. The past and present of the place -- that's history on the wall! A very lovely find, Sami.
    Thank you for hosting.

    Have a great week.

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    1. Well said Dee - past and present.
      Thanks.

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  10. That's a massive yay moment when you spotted that mural from your daughters apartment, not that you could really miss it, it's huge!

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    1. Thanks Wren, well nobody else had noticed it...as soon as I saw it I had to zoom in to check where it was and if I could walk there easily.

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  11. Wow, that is some huge mural - impressive! I also like the emigrants mural.

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    1. Thanks Iris, it's apparently the biggest mural in Amsterdam.

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  12. Great to see such a huge and striking mural, Sami

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  13. You must have a hawks eye Sami to notice the mural from that distance. Very nice one!

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    1. Lol, I'm always on the lookout for murals and see them at a distance. Thanks Marianne.

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    1. Obrigada Francisco. Boa semana para si tambem.

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    1. Thanks Klara, they certainly make an impact!

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  16. ...HUGE and wonderful, you can it for miles!

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  17. It is huge and so well done!

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  18. I am a fan of murals. The ones that you shot are so cool. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.

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    1. Thanks for your visit, have a lovely week too.

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  19. Interesting mural. Thanks for hosting.

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    1. Thank you Linda and thanks for contributing too.

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  20. Dearest Sami,
    Oh sure that mural worked like a magnet for your eyes and it is a very good one!
    Loved the video too.
    Sending you hugs,
    Mariette

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