Rotterdam, trams, canals, museums, Netherlands
Starting out at the Rotterdam train station, which is where you would probably be arriving when you come to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. There's an excellent Tourist Information counter here where you can get a lot of good advice about the main sites you want to see in your visit.
The tram station out front is quite active with eight different tramlines running through it. You'll quickly reach anywhere in town from the central station.
There are very modern buildings in Rotterdam, and they are well planned with apartments in the downtown area and some parks and you've got the idyllic waterfront with the boat traffic and the apartments around it.
There is a culture history museum. There's an excellent art museum. And that's where we are heading soon in the program, show you a couple of fine museums.
First we walk along Westersingel canal, with parks along the banks of the canal, you've got some ducks quacking by and also it's an outdoor sculpture garden with fountains and benches and a wide promenade that makes for very easy and pleasant walking.
Then we visit a great museum, Boymans van Beuningen, which is one of the major art museums in the Netherlands, an amazing collection that spans from the Renaissance and earlier right up through modern design.
Then, the museum we are heading for next is all about people and culture history called the World Museum and English, or in Dutch, the name is Wereldmuseum.
The city population is 640,000 making it second largest after Amsterdam, but if you include the greater metropolitan area extending to the Hague, population totals 2.5 million. Rotterdam has got 38 skyscrapers and 352 high-rises with many more skyscrapers coming up soon.
There are nine different tramlines operating in Rotterdam, making this a very convenient way to get around, and they are thoroughly modernized. Although, in their beginnings, they were founded in 1878 as horse-drawn trams. In 1904 the first electric trams began service and gradually the horse wagons were phased out. By 1906 there was already five electric tramlines operating and then four more lines began in the next four years. The last horse cars stopped running by 1925. The maximum extent of Rotterdam's tramway network was 25 lines, which was reached in 1930.
Throughout the main cities of Europe, there has been a similar history of trams developing from horse to electric, and then declining, and in recent years, a resurgence in popularity of the system. Currently 40 different Dutch cities have operating tram systems, but only two have metros, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
What to do in Rotterdam City - Netherlands
The second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam lies on both banks of the Nieuwe Maas, the tidal southern arm of the Rhine, where it's joined by the little River Rotte. It's also the world's largest port, home to the massive Europoort facility through which so much freight passes on its way to and from the continent. Although almost completely destroyed by German air attacks in 1940, central Rotterdam was energetically rebuilt after the war and re-planned with modern shopping streets, residential districts, and high-rises, making it one of the most modern and architecturally interesting cities in Europe. Despite it's modernity, the city dates back to medieval times and was already prosperous by the 13th century, when a dam was built to separate the Rotte from the Nieuwe Maas (hence the city's name). Rotterdam has also long been important as a cultural hub, its early prosperity leading to the birth of Rotterdam's most celebrated citizen, the humanist Erasmus, born here in 1467. Today, it's as popular for its vibrant entertainment options as it is for its many fine museums, splendid architecture, and maritime tourist attractions.
The Old Harbor (Oude Haven) is a boat basin filled with restored historic boats, many of which are houseboats where their owners live. In good weather, you can sit outside in one of the many cafés or stroll around and watch the boats being painted or repaired. Signs identify the ages of the boats and show pictures of this area in its heyday as a commercial port and shipyard.
A short walk from here, Maritime Museum Rotterdam was established in 1873 and provides a fascinating look into the city's connection to the sea and its many waterways. The large collections cover the history of shipping and seafaring, including ship models, a reconstruction of a 2,000-year-old vessel, and numerous seafaring paintings. Another marine-related tourist attraction is the adjoining Harbor Museum, an open-air facility that's home to the wonderfully preserved 19th-century Buffel, an ironclad ram ship, as well as an old lightship (all told, more than 20 historic vessels are on display). Both facilities offer English-language guided tours. A recent addition to Rotterdam's roster of important old vessels is the SS Rotterdam, launched in 1958 and considered the finest Dutch-built passenger vessel. This sumptuously decorated vessel is now a hotel and museum, and one of the favorite things to do here is have lunch or dinner in its dining room.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, one of the Netherlands' (and Europe's) most important art centers, is known for its superb collections of paintings, sculptures, and applied and decorative arts from across Europe. Painters of the 14th to 16th centuries are particularly well represented, with works by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The 17th century is represented by Rembrandt and Rubens (26 of the latter's works can be viewed), while later centuries are represented by Monet, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Modern painters represented include Picasso, Matisse, and Chagall. Another museum of note is the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, an ethnographic museum established in 1883, with excellent displays of artifacts from ancient and modern cultures from around the world.
Address: Museumpark 18, 3015 CX Rotterdam
Great St. Lawrence Church - Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk - is all that's left of Rotterdam's medieval buildings, most of which were destroyed during WWII. In Grote Kerkplein, the late Gothic church dates from the 15th century and was built on once marshy ground giving the building a peculiar lean that was only halted after its foundation was rebuilt in 1650. It was heavily damaged in bombings, but was fully restored at the end of the war.
Upon entering the church, you'll be struck by the beauty of the bright interior, an effect heightened by the colored glass of its windows. The church is famous for its three Danish organs, the largest of which stands on a marble base on the inside wall of the tower. The bronze doors of the main entrance, on the theme of War and Peace, are by the Italian artist Giacomo Manzu, and in front of the church is a statue of Rotterdam's most famous son, Erasmus. Guided tours are available, although the small admission fee includes a very informative audio guide.
Address: Grotekerkplein 15, Rotterdam
Rotterdam is home to many fine examples of modern architecture, much of it inspired by the city's waterside setting as well as a response to the devastation of WWII. Pushing the architectural envelope to the max are the city's famous Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen). Designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom, this block of houses, with their unique cube-shaped upper stories, are clearly visible from a walk through the Old Harbor, and one of them, the Show Cube, is open to visitors and contains displays on the design and history of the buildings.
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Rotterdam Holland Tourist Attractions
This short video provides a good overview of tourist attractions and city landmarks in Rotterdam Holland. The first portion of the film focuses on the downtown area which is called Centrum . The Millennium Tower, the Sculpture Path, and other attractions are shown. The second portion covers the Rotterdam waterfront district from the expensive riverside townhomes, to quaint harbours and finally to the Port of Rotterdam, the world's second largest port. The final portion of the film looks at Het Park, a beautiful urban park in the middle of this sprawling city. For more information on Rotterdam, please visit: rotterdamholland.ca
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✅If you imagine a tour of Rotterdam brimming with gingerbread-style buildings, you'll be in for a surprise. Leveled by Nazi bombs in WWII, the city has transformed itself with architectural and quirky trends over the decades.
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This top museum presents Dutch and European artists throughout the ages, and one room highlights only Dalí's works. The sculpture garden boasts Claes Oldenburg's Bent Screw.
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The art museum doesn't offer a permanent collection, but rather, it puts on 25 different exhibitions each year, ranging from photography to paintings to design.
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Each tilted, cubed house on a 45° angle represents a tree, and as an ensemble, a forest. If you want to see what it's like inside one of them, pop into the Kijk-Kubus Museum.
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Inaugurated in 1960, the concrete observation tower offers a commanding 360° view of the city from 315 feet above the street. The elevator ride takes a mere 30 seconds.
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Named after the 15th-century Dutch Renaissance humanist, the gleaming white, emblematic symbol of the city, nicknamed The Swan, stretches 2600 feet across the Maas River.
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The 19th-century building, which was once the Royal Yacht Club, contains a fine collection of acquired ethnographic pieces from Asia, Africa, the Pacific and the Americas.
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The Amazonica exhibit at the 150-year-old zoo transports visitors to a tropical world full of butterflies in a lush environment. Water pools hold catfish, turtles and piranhas.
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Go on a culinary adventure in the extensive market hall in Rotterdam. Don't forget to look up: the 11,000 m2 glass façade (about the size of two football fields) displays giant artwork by artist Arno Coenen.
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Netherlands - Euromast
Fully Completed in 1970.
Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010.The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of 9 m (30 ft) and a wall thickness of 30 cm For stability it is built on a concrete block ,so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a crow's nest observation platform 96 m above-ground and a restaurant. Originally 101 m in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position to the high-rise of Erasmus MC (113.5 m, 372 ft) which was completed in 1968, but regained it when the Space Tower was added to the top of the building in 1970, giving an additional 85 m (279 ft). Euromast is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. In 2008 and 2009, the tower hosted an extreme sports event which featured BASE jumping.
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ANDY GREEN in Rotterdam, Netherlands - Jan 2014 (Street Art)
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Dutch Profiles: Roosje Klap
Roosje Klap owns a studio for visual communication, mainly graphic design. The studio researches the experimental boundaries of custom fit design. With Roosje Klap a letter type can be unreadable, a book can turn out to be a sculpture and a stamp can become a drawing-by-numbers-drawing.
Roosje Klap mainly works for a clientele in the cultural field: museums, galleries, art publishers and artists. For her design of the Encyclopedia of Fictional Artists and for her Rijks Academy Year report 2011 she received a European Design Award.
Next to her work as a designer Roosje works as a tutor at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, and at the Jan Van Eyck Academy.
A recent assignment is her design for a Dutch Art Magazine with the mysterious name Mister Motley.
Here at a printer in Haarlem, Roosje will review the first prints of her new stamp design for PostNL.
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Rotterdam: Art on the Street (Vlog)
Follow us around the city of Rotterdam and discover the unique forms of art on the street!
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Amazing Hidden and Invisible Bridge, Moses Bridge, Netherlands
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Modern architecture in Zaandam near Amsterdam
We've been visiting modern buildings that can rival Birmingham's new futuristic looking library and make people say 'Wow! Look at that!' At Zaandam near Amsterdam there are a number of buildings that got us talking. Send us your views on the development and let us know of futuristic buildings that you have seen.
Terugkomst in Rotterdam met de Ms Westerdam 2-08-2010
Foreign Shores Compilation - Legerstee & Greeve
Foreign Shores compilation /// fragments of the CD Foreign Shores by Legerstee & Greeve.
Music composed , produced and performed by guitarist Piet Legerstee and drummer Hans Greeve.
Recorded November 2000 at Kitchen Studios Rotterdam , The Netherlands , released in 2002.
Original album tracks :
1 - Digily You
2 - Rock Sculpture
3 - Metro Intermezzo
4 - Happy Strings
5 - Foreign Shores
6 - Raga Nok Jhonk
7 - Just Bells
8 - Radio Noise
9 - Latigazo
10 - Dreamworld
Piet Legerstee - Acoustic Guitar / Guitar / Sounds on Guitar / Sitar
Hans Greeve - Drums / Percussion / Keyboards / Acoustic Piano
All music by Legerstee & Greeve
Real Time Recorded Improvised Music
Foreign Shores album photography by Anna Boeren / Rotterdam
Mastered by Leo de Klerk at Bloomline Studio / s'Gravendeel
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ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands
And Rotterdam is a modernist feast all its own. Perhaps the best way to get to the heart of the Netherlands is to do as the Dutch do. Join them in the city centres ...
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Top 17 Things to do in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bright cube houses, the world’s largest painting, and 19 UNESCO listed windmills, these are just a few of the best things to do in Rotterdam. Here’s everything you need to know to plan the perfect city escape to Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
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Here are just some of best things to do in Rotterdam. This beautiful city has a fascinating history, funky modern architecture and an excellent culinary scene.
My personal favourite thing to do was heading up Euromast for 360 views over Rotterdam.
Top 17 Things to do in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1. Eat a freshly made stroopwafel at Markthal
2. Go inside a cube house
3. Head to the top of Witte Huis
4. Maritime museum
5. See Luchtsingel Bridge, the world's first crowdfunded bridge
6. Wander around the pretty courtyard at City Hall
7. Centraal Station
8. Find out why the Santa Claus Sculpture is so controversial
9. Hang out in Witte de withstraat, Rotterdam's coolest street
10. See the pretty neighborhood of Delfshaven
11. Head to the Euromast for the best views of Rotterdam
12. Explore the largest cluster of windmills in the Netherlands in Kinderdijk
13. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
14. See an unusual shaped church that is Pauluskerk
15. Relax at Hotel New York
16. Eat until your heart's content at Fenix Food Factory
17. See the wonderful Bobbing Forest
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Opening hoofdkantoor Ernst &Young
Het nieuwe hoofdkantoor van Ernst & Young verrees aan de Rotterdamse Maasoever, de Boompjes. De voortdurende beweging van de stad, het water en de bedrijven bepaalde meteen ook het thema: Panta Rhei (alles stroomt). Pino dompelde bijna zeshonderd genodigden onder in een adembenemende waterwereld, die de opening van het pand tot een wel heel bijzondere gebeurtenis maakte. In de nieuwe ondergrondse parkeergarage ontvingen gracieus dansende moddermensen alle relaties, terwijl op de achtergrond mysterieuze geluiden klonken van druppelend water en een kabbelende branding. Vanuit hier betraden ze het nieuwe pand, waar in de centrale lobby een glas Champagne werd geserveerd. Vervolgens begeleidden hostessen het gezelschap naar de buiten afgemeerde Ocean Diva, die zij bereikten via een blauwe loper met aan weerszijde levende zandsculpturen die de gasten welkom heetten. Op het bovendek gaven witte ligstoelen, parasols en palmbomen de Ocean Diva de grandeur van een majestueus cruiseschip. Op de loopbrug leidden een gastheer en gastvrouw de genodigden via een watergordijn de onderwaterwereld in. Daar stond het gezelschap heel wat te wachten.
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