Magna Plaza

Die Magna Plaza Shopping Mall ist in jedem Fall ein beeindruckendes Gebäude — von außen zumindest. Das ist wohl das ehemalige Gebäude der Post: Ein riesiger Koloss mit einer wunderschönen Fassade mitten in der Innenstadt von Amsterdam. Nachts ist es zudem toll beleuchtet!
Innen drin fand ich es dann leider nicht mehr so beeindruckend, da hätte man mehr rausholen können. Die Läden fand ich sogar ziemlich gruselig. Das erinnert so ein bisschen an die Bilker Arcaden von Amsterdam aber schick verpackt:-) Ein schönes Café oder so gibt es auch nicht.
Fazit: Kann man sich mal anschauen aber zum Einkaufen gibt es da in Amsterdam fast an jeder Ecke was Besseres.

Selbst wenn man nicht auf Shopping aus ist, lohnt sich ein Besuch dieses Einkaufszentrums, direkt auf der Rückseite des Königspalastes.
Die Palette der Shops ist nichts sooooo Außergewöhnliches, die üblichen Ketten halt und einige verteilte Einzelboutiquen, vielfach auf den Touristen ausgerichtet.
Was aber ein wahres Vergnügen ist, ist die Architektur.
Die Säulen, Rundbögen und schmiedeeisernen Gitter lassen den Besucher eher in einer maurischen Schlossanlage wähnen denn in einem ehemaligen Hauptpostamt.
Crème und hellbraun sind die Säulen und Rundbögen gestreift: so sieht die Mezquita in Córdoba auch aus.
Bis in die Siebziger Jahre des letzten Jahrhunderts war hier das Hauptpostamt zu Hause, bevor es das Gebäude räumte und ein schwedischer Investor diesen Luxustempel installierte.
Es verwundert kaum, dass diese Preziose auf der Liste der 100 wichtigsten holländischen Bauten steht.
Für 5 Sterne sind die Geschäfte zu sehr Mainstream; die Architektur hätte sie verdient.

Fancy fancy!
This is a decent sized shopping mall for Amsterdam. It’s called «magna» as in «great» and «big», but it’s pretty small, it’s just tall so it has many floors.
It looks beautiful and there are many cool stores inside! The outside makes a great picture, because this is really pretty architecture. Can you believe this used to be a post office? Just compare to the ones nowadays, and they don’t stand a chance!
There are high-​end stores as well as more mid-​ranged priced stores too. There aren’t that many options, but nonetheless a great place to visit.

This place looks like so much like majestic shopping mall from the outside, almost like Copenhagen’s own Magasin but as the saying goes: Don’t judge a book by its cover, the same can be said for this place.
Don’t get me wrong, the interior is very nice and posh and there are some good shops here, but we were fooled by the outside thinking that this place was twice as big as it actually was. The «shopping mall» is actually tiny, with a couple of interesting shops (the rest aren’t) and you could do a lap here and done with things, such a far cry from shopping malls (in Indonesia) where I grew up with. Heck, you can’t even compare this with Magasin.
Sorry Magna Plaza, unfortunately there’s nothing Magna or Plaza about you.

Dieses Kaufhaus für gehobene Ansprüche mit allen grossen Nobelmarken befindet sich in dem alten königlichen Postgebäude von Amsterdam. Die einzelnen Läden sind in einem wunderschönem Gebäude über verschiedene Ebenen verteilt, Hier macht auch nur Bummeln und Gucken schon Spass. Kaufen ist recht teuer.

Well. It’s your typical high-​end American-​like shopping mall in Amsterdam. BUT. here’s a fun fact that I learned that’s pretty cool. The architecture here is astounding… you know why? Because this used to be a post office. In fact, if you look underneath the Magna Plaza sign in the front, it still says post office underneath because they didn’t bother removing it. Anyways, the original building was designed by this Dutch architect who was a pro at designing post offices – apparently he invented post office gothic. So yeah, the architecture is awesome.
The mall itself, is swanky and high-​end, but just a mall at the end of the day. Oh the woes of globalization. There’s actually really not that much variety or options in the mall. I’d rather shop on the streets which have a few more brands and everything. No food inside either.
tldr; dull mall, but beautiful post office gothic architecture on the outside; hint, take a look underneath the magna plaza sign for a surprise

Magna Plaza is a beautiful structure inside and out. Outside of course showing historic architecture, while inside you have a shopping center lol. It’s still a great sight on the inside and even if you don’t plan to shop, it’s worth a peak. The times I’ve been here, it hasn’t been that busy. Most people just pass it by.

I’m not too sure of all the other businesses but I know there is a restaurant, cheese shop and clothing shops inside this mid-​sized mall — Magna Plaza, which include stands providing services. I had tunnel vision only for one thing on visiting Magna Plaza. I actually came here for the Re: mbrandt — All his paintings exhibit on the lower level. If anyone is into art, this is well worth an hour or so of ones time. I came here on a weekend afternoon and there were barely any visitors. It was like three others and myself. The Re: mbrandt exhibit is on the lower level in the Magna Plaza and there is a giftshop with overpriced souvenirs like books, overpriced umbrellas and bags in the shape of a Tulip for 200 or so Euros as example of what’s for sale.
The exhibit info can be fount at their website:
Anyway, the artwork on display is supposedly remastered, and each one is vivid in it’s contrast and angle. If Rembrandt painted like what’s on display, I can see why he is a master. The color in shading is apparent in lightness to prevalence. The dimensions in his artwork is life like. The exhibit says «all» his work is here but I can’t account on that. All I can say is that there is a large number of his pieces on display here. They are basically framed in rolls and aisles on a colored board like, drywall. There is lighting above each and with it’s dark and lamp like lighting it creates a perfect tone for each painting.
If you’re into art or images of history, like me, particularly the 1600s in this case, well worth learning a few things from a master.

This is a good little shopping spot but there are noticeably quite a few empty spaces. The highlight was Sissy-Boy’s downstairs in the basement. Easy to miss if you aren’t looking. Lot’s of nifty home wares and some nice basic clothing pieces.

The best shopping mall in Amsterdam (not taht there are that many to pick from though). A bit upmarket with some stores carrying high end brands like Dsquared but also more normal priced (but still more expensive than your average fashionbrand) such as G-​star, Juicy Couture and Replay.

Avis mitigé
Intéressant du point de vue architectural: extérieur en brique rouge, intérieur avec des arcades du type mauresque. Par contre, même pour un samedi après-​midi, les magasins semblaient désertés, l’ambiance était un peu froide…

Très décevant…
Si vous aimez le luxe «moyen», si vous aimez la fashion attitude, les prix exhorbitants, le mauvais accueil alors cet endroit est fait pour vous. De l’extérieur, c’est très beau mais à l’intérieur, circulez y’a rien à voir !

Superbe grand magasin, richement décoré. Boutiques intéressantes pour fashion people. Seules les banderoles extérieures très criardes, (pour rappeller le nom de l’édifice aux touristes égarés?), dénotent avec le décor.

Galerie atypique
Une galerie marchande dans un bâtiment historique, voilà qui est originale ! L’intérieur est somptueux, les toilettes à elles seules valent le détour: on se lave les mains devant une immense baie vitrée du 5éme, qui permet une vue superbe de la ville.

Mérite le détour
Superbe bâtiment à voir surtout de l’intérieur. Montez au dernier étage pour admirer à votre guise l’architecture.