Waterloopplein 22 Year of construction: 1986 Amsterdam had to wait for a new town hall and a new opera building for many years. Plans were made, but never realized. Towards the end of the 1970s a Viennese architect proposed to design a joint project. It was a great way to link the administration of Amsterdam with the culture of this city. After two years of fierce protests by local people a town hall-cum-music theater was indeed built. It was soon nicknamed 'Stopera'. The plans