Former Shell Building - The Hague, NL - Philatelic Photographs on Waymarking.com

In the late 1930s, Bataafsche Import Maatschappij (BIM), marketer of Royal Dutch Shell petroleum products, was in need of additional office space in The Hague. Noted Dutch architect Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud won the commission for the new office building. Construction began in 1938 but wasn’t completed until 1946 due to delays caused by World War II.

The Shell building, as it has come to be known in architectural circles, is J. J. P. Oud’s most famous work, or most infamous, depending on your point of view. Oud was associated with the Modernist movement but apparently committed the unpardonable sin of adding ornamentation to the exterior and interior (among other things). For this, his design was ridiculed by the likes of Philip Johnson and other prominent architects at the time for reverting back to more traditional forms. But Oud thought it a step forward and today, some critics consider it one of the first post-Modernist buildings.

Though still referred to as the Shell building, its current occupant is Ernst & Young - you can see their logo at the top of the building above the main entrance. It has been a Dutch National Monument since 1993.

Stamp Issuing Country: Netherlands Date of Issue: 25-Apr-1955 Denomination: 25c + 8c Color: chocolate Stamp Type: Single Stamp Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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