Rotterdam is an international city with people from all over the world (people from more than 174 countries live here!). As with any beautiful city, Rotterdam has so many sights and experiences to offer. The EuroSys Web Chair (Roland Kromes) has picked a few suggestions and added short descriptions for us. For more, please refer to Discover Rotterdam.
Cube Houses
Cube houses (Dutch: kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom. The design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The houses are located next to Rotterdam Blaak train station. Google Maps.
Market Hall
The Markthal (English: Market Hall) is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located next to Rotterdam Blaak train station . The inside of the building is adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam, named Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty) also known as The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam. Google Maps
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, popularly called ‘The Pot’) is an art depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. It is the first publicly accessible art depot in the world. It is a 39.5 meter high, bowl-shaped building that is covered with reflective plates, so that a more or less contiguous, reduced mirror image of the environment can be seen, whereby one can look over the surrounding buildings. Google Maps.
Erasmusbrug
The Erasmusbrug (English: “Erasmus Bridge”) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. This bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam’s most important landmark and is even part of the city’s official logo. Google Maps
Maritime Museum Rotterdam
The Maritime Museum of Rotterdam was dedicated to naval history, and it was founded in 1874 by Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Next to the Maritime Museum lies the open-air Maritime Museum Harbour, which merged with the Maritime Museum in 2014. The Maritime Museum Harbour contains a collection of historic vessels and cranes which are maintained in working condition. The Museum Collection contains 850.000 objects from six centuries of maritime history. Google Maps.
Image credits:
- Cube Houses and the White House by Iris van den Broek
- The Markthal by Ossip van Duivenbode
- The Museumpark with the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by Iris van den Broek
- Spring in Rotterdam by Guido Pijper
- Maritime Museum by Ossip van Duivenbode