Grand Opening of the New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion September 8, 2009

The New Amsterdam Pavilion, a gift from the Dutch government to the City of New York as part of the NY400 celebrations, will be officially unveiled on September 9th at The Battery, downtown Manhattan. The pavilion is designed by the renowned Dutch architect Ben van Berkel from UNStudio and is the embodiment of the Dutch design the Netherlands is famous for. The Pavilion will be a permanent tribute to the 400-year Dutch legacy in New York City. The New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion will be located within The Battery's Peter Minuit Plaza, named for the enterprising Dutch Director-General who in 1626 consolidated the early settlements at the tip of Manhattan.