Ziggo Dome
A square black box wrapped in 840,000 LEDs — the word "Dome" is the only round thing about it.
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As of 2017, the fifth-busiest concert venue in the world, ranking behind only Madison Square Garden, the O2, Manchester Arena, and SSE Hydro. Designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, the 90-by-90-metre exterior doubles as a full-building video screen. Worth a walk past at night even without a ticket.
What to look for
- 840,000 LEDs covering the black exterior facade, capable of displaying video across the entire building
- The strictly square footprint — 90 by 90 metres, 30 metres tall, with zero curves despite the Dome name
- The Johan Cruijff Arena directly next door, the two venues forming a single entertainment district
No entry without an event ticket — check the official site for concert listings before making the trip out to the Arena district.
Ziggo Dome is one of 36 sights worth the detour in Amsterdam, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Amsterdam pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Amsterdam
- RijksmuseumOne million objects collected over 200 years — and the 8,000 on display include the Dutch Golden Age painters who changed what art could be.
- Amstel RiverAmsterdam literally means "Amstel Dam" — the city takes its name from a medieval dam built across this river.
- Van Gogh MuseumThe world's largest Van Gogh collection exists because his sister-in-law spent years refusing to let his unsold work disappear.
- WeespA town that Holland deliberately over-fortified — then flooded on purpose to hold back armies.
- Johan Cruyff ArenaThe Netherlands' largest stadium exists because Amsterdam lost the 1992 Olympics bid to Barcelona — and built something better anyway.
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam)Dutch engineers turned the polder itself into a weapon: flood the fields to about 30 centimetres — too shallow for boats to cross — and Amsterdam becomes an island.