January 31, 1953. Because the storm tide coincided with spring tide, the water in the southern North Sea rose to extreme heights. Dykes broke and Zeeland and parts of South Holland were flooded, resulting in more than 1800 deaths. One thing was certain: that should never happen again. After the flood disaster, the Netherlands did everything possible to […]
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Is the rain hitting the windows and can you hear the wind rushing through the trees? Then visit the Dutch Steam Foundation. Here you will learn all about historical steam-powered tools and means of transport. The foundation has steam locomotives, diesel locomotives and carriages on five tracks in the steam depot. Walk past old trains, sniff […]
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The former Van Nelle Factory was built between 1925 and 1931. The building is considered one of the most important industrial monuments in the Netherlands and is internationally renowned for its pioneering design in which air, light and space were given a new meaning in architecture. Since 2014, the factory is even on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The factory, where […]
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Curious about domestic life in Rotterdam before and after the Second World War? Then you should definitely go to the Oude Jacob Catshuis in the north of the city. The museum house consists of two houses. One of these is an original alcove house. That is special, because most of them have long since been demolished. Alcove The alcove house, which was built [...]
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Architecture enthusiast or not: you must have seen the cube houses by architect Piet Blom. The houses look like a tilted cube on a pole. One of the houses is open to the public. The Kijk-kubus is a museum house in which you can see what it is like to live in a cube house. Where am I actually? Sun […]
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Rotterdam Binnenstebuiten This is a unique tour on foot, by bike and on the water. You will see well-known and lesser-known places of the city. From the Central Station you walk through the center along the well-known highlights. But we stop for a moment at those places you wouldn't otherwise get. Below the […]
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