Paradiso
Paradiso began life as a religious building built for the Vrije Gemeente, with construction running from 24 May 1879 to 2 May 1880. In the late 1960s, it changed purpose again: after De Vrije Gemeente moved away in 1965 and the building was sold, it was briefly used as a carpet store, then in October 1967 it was squatted by hippie music fans led by Willem de Ridder, Koos Zwart, Matthijs van Heijningen and Peter Bronkhorst. City officials eventually granted permission to convert it into a club, and on 30 March 1968 it opened as a music venue—launching what local people came to call the “poptempel,” or Pop Temple. What keeps the building’s church-like character is the main hall: it holds 1,500 visitors, with large stained-glass windows behind the stage. The venue also includes a smaller upper hall for 250 people and performances that regularly take place in the basement café. …
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