Former AVRO Studios
's-Gravelandseweg 50-52
Phone: ☎ +31 35 678 50 00
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Former AVRO Studios (Blue Circle), 's-Gravelandseweg 50-52, ☎ +31 35 678 50 00, [18]. The former AVRO-studios are the only buildings in Hilversum to have a miniature copy in Madurodam, as the miniature copy of Hilversum Town Hall burnt down. The studios were designed by B. Merkelback and Ch.F. Karsten. Studio 1 opened in 1936, studio 2 in 1940 at the other side of the Melkpad road. Studio 2 looks like a music box in the shape of the sound box of a violin. Both buildings are connected with an underground tunnel. Now it's the home of the tv-production company Blue Circle, but the letters "AVRO" can still be seen if you look closely.
