Anna goes to the Laurenskerk, where she hears music. Hundreds of nymphs danced in costume in the Laurenskerk, a dance of triumph. They wore fabulous masks, animal masks, horned masks, abstract masks. They walked around with household goods, they walked around with clutter, they walked around with everything they could have laid their claws on. They already had the loot, that […]
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Anna approaches the large Church Square, she hears Erasmus from his pedestal delivering Orations from the Praise of Folly… You can only experience this route with Augmented Reality. Click on the AR+ symbol at the top right. The camera will then open automatically. Point the camera at the house as indicated in the second picture above [...]
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The Rot Nymph takes Anna underwater. She shows her the buildings of Rotterdam through time. The Reconstruction, the pre-war center, classical Rotterdam, the Golden Age, further and further back in time until she sees Rotta. A village where the villagers work hard and build a lot. Sanding houses and even new higher […]
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Anna is banished to dance with the night. As if by magic, she is suddenly outside in the dark. Anna walks along the Binnenrotte as it once was a swampy river landscape. In the darkness she hears voices among the reeds and sees Redeyes approaching and chasing her. This itinerary […]
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The underwater palace is represented by the Nieuwe Delftsche Poort. It is an abstract work of art. This Gate has no images of Meuse God, Rottenymph, Mercury or the City Maiden. Only bits and pieces of their appearance are exhibited around the gate. Forgotten Gods, forgotten dreams, forgotten deeds. You can only experience this route […]
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Welcome to the Mystical tour of Rotterdam Monuments! The route starts here on the Rechte Rottekade at house number 407. The Koopmanshuis is the oldest mansion on the Rotte, if not the center of Rotterdam. She may be a little younger than the Schielandhuis, but it doesn't make much difference. The house has experienced bombings, natural disasters and the post-war […]
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When you leave the metro station you immediately find yourself in a special neighborhood: Delfshaven. On the one hand, one of the most multicultural neighborhoods in the country and on the other hand, a historic part of the city with a picturesque harbor. Pilgrim Fathers Church After about 200 meters of walking from the metro station in the direction of the Lage Erfbrug, you will see […]
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After a nice tram ride with line 23, you will probably have seen nice places along the way to visit later. You get off at the Stadhuis stop. Two buildings stand side by side at this stop, which survived the bombing of 1940: the City Hall and the Post Office. The city hall of Rotterdam is one of the few […]
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After a short bus ride, get off at the Koninginnebrug stop and walk across the left side of the bridge. Here you have a beautiful view of the Hef. The railway bridge from 1927 is actually called the Koningshaven Bridge, but Rotterdammers like short descriptive names. Originally there was a swing bridge on this site, which was completed in 1878 [...]
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After a short metro ride, get off at Delfshaven metro station, not far from historic Delfshaven. Anyone looking for a piece of picturesque Rotterdam will definitely find what they are looking for here. The former port of Delft survived the war, making it one of the few places in the city where you can […]
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