Amsterdamsche Bank

The Amsterdamsche Bank was a significant bank in the Netherlands, founded in 1871. In 1964, it merged with Rotterdamsche Bank to form AMRO Bank.

Overview

Amsterdamsche Bank was established on by a group of mainly German investors led by the Bank für Handel und Industrie, in the context of German financial expansion following its victory of the Franco-Prussian War. It expanded rapidly from its base in Amsterdam to other cities in the Netherlands. In 1948 it took over , which it fully absorbed in 1956.
Its elegant Art Nouveau head office building on Herengracht 597–601, designed by Eduard Cuypers and completed in 1897, was demolished in 1966. A subsequent on Rembrandtplein, designed by Bert Johan Ouëndag and completed in 1932, is a notable Art Deco landmark of Amsterdam.