A'DAM Lookout
Rooftop observation deck atop a repurposed Shell tower, with Europe's highest swing at one hundred meters.
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This guide to A'DAM Lookout in Amsterdam traces the tower's life from 1971, when Shell's oil executives asked architect Arthur Staal to tilt the whole building forty-five degrees so every office caught diagonal river light. It follows Shell's nearly four decades in the tower, its abandonment in 2009, and the group of festival and music producers who spent millions converting the old headquarters into a hotel, nightclub, and creative hub. Look up from the riverbank to see what they built on the roof.
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