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Sights
One of Rotterdam's main attractions is Diergaarde Blijdorp, the extensive zoo that includes the impressive Oceanium, where visitors can walk through the huge shark tunnel surrounded by sharks and giant tortoises. A visit to Rotterdam would not be complete without a tour of the harbour on the Spido or a visit to the 185m-high Euromast. Real daredevils can even abseil down the tower on ropes, wind conditions permitting. Other interesting places to visit include the 17th-century houses in the Delfshaven quarter of the city.
Architecture: Rotterdam attracts a great deal of international interest as a city of architecture - and that isn't just because of how rapidly its imposing skyline of offices and luxury high-rises is expanding. A few square kilometres of the city centre offers a complete overview of what the twentieth century has produced in terms of modern architecture. Appealing examples of pre-war architecture include the Van Nelle Factory and the Huis Sonneveld. The innovative and adventurous period after the war is expressed in such structures as the Groothandelsgebouw, the Kubuswoningen, the Kunsthal, the Luxor Theater and the Erasmus Bridge.
The Harbour: Rotterdam is Europe’s largest, and indeed the world’s second-largest, port.The vast Rotterdam harbour stretches from the city out to the sea, some forty kilometres away. The huge transhipment installations and other harbour activities have moved closer and closer to the sea. Coupled with this development, the inner-city harbours have been transformed into attractive, lively areas with busy sidewalk cafés, innovative architecture, unique bridges and an excellent selection of shops, restaurants and pubs.
 
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