Het Slaakhuis
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Het Slaakhuis, or Slaakhuys, is a monumental building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was the former offices of the socialist newspaper Het Vrije Volk. The building is a six-storey office block located on a street called Slaak and was squatted in May 2003. The snooker centre next door, which hosted greats such as Ronnie O'Sullivan was also later squatted. In 2011, the complex was evicted and by 2017 it had become a hotel and a Lidl supermarket.
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Slaakhuis | |
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Alternative names | Slaakhuys |
General information | |
Status | hotel, supermarket, ex music venue, ex social centre, ex squat, ex newspaper offices |
Type | Hotel |
Address | Slaak 34 |
Town or city | Rotterdam |
Country | Netherlands |
Coordinates | 51°55′26.96″N 4°29′57.82″E |
Opened | 2003 (squatted) |
Renovated | 2017 |
Owner | Het Vrije Volk (original) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | J.J.M. Vegter, P.A. Leupen |
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