Jan Bouman

{{short description|Dutch architect}} {{Multiple issues| {{Expand Dutch|topic=bio|date=January 2011}} {{Expand German|topic=bio|date=January 2011}} }} thumb|right|300px|The Dutch Quarter in Potsdam

'''Jan Bouman''' (28 August 1706, in Amsterdam – 6 September 1776, in Berlin) was a Dutch architect,<ref name="RKD Research">{{cite web |title=Johann Boumann |url=https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2F%2Fdata.rkd.nl%2Fartists%2F333640 |website=RKD Research |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref> mainly notable for his work as designer and general contractor on the Dutch Quarter in Potsdam by order of Frederick William I of Prussia.<ref name="Holland in Potsdam">{{cite web |last1=Schmidt |first1=Leonie |title=The Dutch Quarter |url=https://holland-in-potsdam.de/en/2023/09/dutch-quarter/index.html |website=Holland in Potsdam |access-date=16 March 2026 |date=30 September 2023}}</ref>

He designed its canals and squares along with Potsdam's Berlin Gate and town hall, the latter influenced by the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.{{fact|date= March 2026}}

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