Daniël Stalpaert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch architect
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1615
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 03-Dec-1676
Profession: architect
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Daniël Stalpaert
- Daniël Stalpaert or Daniel Stalpert (1615, in Amsterdam – buried 3 December 1676, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch architect who worked on the new town hall of Amsterdam, now the Royal Palace. He was appointed city architect in 1648.
- It was part of his job to complete the Town Hall on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, which had been designed by Jacob van Campen.
- Stalpaert also played a major role in the 1663 urban expansion plan.
- He designed the city gates Leidsepoort, Weesperpoort and Utrechtsepoort in an austere neo-classical style.
- Stalpaert was responsible for 's Lands Zeemagazijn (1656), the building which currently houses the collection of the Dutch Maritime Museum.
- He also designed the Portuguese Synagogue and Oosterkerk in 1669-1671.
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