Sights of Rotterdam
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.
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.
Westelijk Handelsterrein
It resembles the set of a historical film about Rotterdam, but it is actually the breathtaking, beautifully restored warehouse complex from 1894 in the Scheepvaartkwartier. A double passageway of solid stone opens into the interior. The immense original beams in the ceiling connect galleries, wine importers and bars with grand cafés, luxury restaurants and nightclubs. It looks back to the history of the port, while luxuriating fully in the pleasures of the present. The galleries displaying bronze and stone statues are beside an authentic ship’s galley.
It resembles the set of a historical film about Rotterdam, but it is actually the breathtaking, beautifully restored warehouse complex from 1894 in the Scheepvaartkwartier. A double passageway of solid stone opens into the interior. The immense original beams in the ceiling connect galleries, wine importers and bars with grand cafés, luxury restaurants and nightclubs. It looks back to the history of the port, while luxuriating fully in the pleasures of the present. The galleries displaying bronze and stone statues are beside an authentic ship’s galley.
The Shipping Quarter
The Shipping Quarter, with its gentlemens’ town houses, is still home to shipping offices, exchanges, warehouses, consulates and government offices. The scheepvaart kwartier is officially a conservation area and many of the buildings dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are on the list of national monuments. As well as the beautiful buildings, there are leafy avenues, the Wereldmuseum , The Dutch Tax & Customs Museum parks, exquisite restaurants, sailors’ bars and the Euromast.
The Shipping Quarter, with its gentlemens’ town houses, is still home to shipping offices, exchanges, warehouses, consulates and government offices. The scheepvaart kwartier is officially a conservation area and many of the buildings dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are on the list of national monuments. As well as the beautiful buildings, there are leafy avenues, the Wereldmuseum , The Dutch Tax & Customs Museum parks, exquisite restaurants, sailors’ bars and the Euromast.
Kunsthal Rotterdam
An exhibition hall that houses some 25 expositions annually. The Kunsthal displays culture in the broadest sense of the word: traditional art, new art, design, photography, from elitist to popular. The Kunsthal often experiments with themes that have never been used for an exhibition before.
Address: Museumpark - Westzeedijk 341, Rotterdam.
An exhibition hall that houses some 25 expositions annually. The Kunsthal displays culture in the broadest sense of the word: traditional art, new art, design, photography, from elitist to popular. The Kunsthal often experiments with themes that have never been used for an exhibition before.
Address: Museumpark - Westzeedijk 341, Rotterdam.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The museum, founded in 1849, houses a rich, broad collection that can be generally grouped into four wings: Old Art, with masterpieces such as Breughel’s Tower of Babel. The collection of Prints and Drawings and the collection of Applied Arts and Design with their international allure. The Modern Art wing has an important collection of Surrealism, prominently featuring Margritte and Dali.
Address:Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam
The museum, founded in 1849, houses a rich, broad collection that can be generally grouped into four wings: Old Art, with masterpieces such as Breughel’s Tower of Babel. The collection of Prints and Drawings and the collection of Applied Arts and Design with their international allure. The Modern Art wing has an important collection of Surrealism, prominently featuring Margritte and Dali.
Address:Museumpark 18-20, Rotterdam