荷兰建筑的第一个辉煌时期大约起始于17世纪的荷兰黄金时代,由于经济蓬勃的城市大为扩大,新会堂和仓库的修建。商人从中大发横财,增建新建筑以及在其周围各城市挖河渠(国防、运输用途),房子的装饰门面的翻修以适合新的市容。在乡村,新的乡村住房不断出现。涌现了一大批知名的建筑师如:雅各布·范·坎彭(1595年-1657年)、Lieven de Key (c. 1560年-1627年)和Hendrik de Keyser (1565年-1621年)。
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