Oosterdokseiland

Oosterdokseiland is an island that forms a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands just to the east of Amsterdam Centraal railway station.

History

The nucleus of the island was created in 1832 when the Oosterdok was dammed off from the IJ. It was expanded to its current size when the first railroad was constructed at the site in the 1870s. In the 1960s the main Amsterdam post office was built on the island, which was torn down in 2005.

Current Situation

The Oosterdokseiland is now home to a mix of public and private users. This includes the Amsterdam Public Library, the Amsterdam Conservatory, a flagship location of Enterprise Rent-a-Car, a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, a Saturn electronics megastore, multiple residential complexes, and about of office space, including the headquarters of navigation system manufacturer TomTom.