Welcome to the Binnenrotte! A wide square, where in addition to the Market Hall, the Cube Houses and the weekly market, the Laurenskerk can also be found. This church is one of the few buildings that survived the German bombing of the city. Moreover, the church is the last medieval building in the inner city. Rotterdam is […]
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On the chic Mathenesserlaan you will find the Laurentius and Elisabeth Cathedral, home to an active Roman Catholic parish. The church was designed by P.G. Buskens, and was built in two phases: the rear was built between 1906 and 1908; the front with the two towers was built between 1920 and 1922. When the St. Elisabeth Church […]
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The neo-Gothic St. Hildegardis and Anthony Church from 1892 is the oldest church in the Oude Noorden. It is dedicated to the saints Hildegard of Bingen and Anthony of Padua. It is a quite beautiful example of Dutch architecture, inside and out, although the church is hardly known in non-Catholic Rotterdam. Unique beauty As the National Monuments Service describes it: […]
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May 14, 1940. German bombers fly over Rotterdam and destroy almost the entire historic city center within fifteen minutes. Only a few buildings survive, including the Laurenskerk. The video below clearly shows that the church is one of the few buildings that have survived. It is also the last medieval building […]
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You will find the Essalam Mosque in the Feijenoord district in South Rotterdam. This is the largest mosque in the Netherlands and is therefore an important city icon. The dome is 25 meters high and the minarets tower over it at 50 meters. The building was designed by architect Wilfried van Winden, and was inspired by the […]
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