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Rotterdam, 2nd city of the Netherlands, city of modern architecture, lots of sportevents, best festival city in the world and of course the Port of Rotterdam.





1. Lichtschip & Wijnhaeve




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Rotterdam is remarkably clean: the Dutch even wash the outside brickwork of their houses.




Mary Shelley.





Rotterdam is well known for its busy port, however in the last few decades it also has become a byword for architectural innovation and experimentalism which is best exemplified by buildings like Koolhaas' Kunsthal and Bloms' Cube House. Yet this was made possible only by the terrible destruction wrought by the Nazi bombs in 1940. After the war the pragmatic Rotterdamers opted for reinvention instead of reconstruction, but despite all that the city does not lack old stuff - theres loads of that in Delfshaven as well as in the elegant residential districts to the west of the city centre. But I came for the modern stuff and even though the weather was absolutely horrible, with constant rain and strong winds, I enjoyed Rotterdam nonetheless, it is perfect for walking and theres no shortage of drinking and eating places of which I made quite an extensive use.



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1. The elegant Erasmus Bridge across the Nieuwe Maas, designed by Ben van Berkel and built in 1996.






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1. Skyline view at take-off from Rotterdam Airport.


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