Tag: netherlands
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Blaak Railway Station, Rotterdam
Rotterdam Blaak Station is the intercity train station nearest to my hotel. Above ground it has a flying saucer-like canopy. It is a station situated below ground for the national railway network but not part of the Rotterdam metro system. The metro stop also named Blaak is next to it. Confusing isn’t it, unless I…
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Cube Houses and Markthal, Rotterdam
Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) are a set of residential houses designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of “living as an urban roof”, i.e., high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. It is built in the late 70’s over Overblaak Street between Blaak and Oude Haven. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house…
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Margreeth Olsthoorn on Schiedamsedijk, Rotterdam
Witte de Withstraat (click here and here to see earlier posts) – probably the coolest street in Rotterdam, starts actually as Schiedamsedijk from the east near the Maritime Museum. Margreeth Olsthoorn – a designer fashion store has a prime location here. I have never heard of this name before. It is located on the corner of…
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Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
This museum is the most unexpected place I visited in the Museumpark area. See earlier posts here and here about this area of Rotterdam. This is not a destination museum for me as I (Chris) have not heard of it before. The entrance courtyard is stunning – boldly marked by zebra stripes producing an optical effect.…
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Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 2
I(Chris) spent a day in Rotterdam and walked from the Maritime Museum to the Museumpark along the street Witte de Withstraat. Part 1 covers the shops, bars and restaurants on Witte de Withstraat. Museumpark is an urban landscaped park located between the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Westersingel, Westzeedijk and the complex of the Erasmus medical center…
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Witte de Withstraat and Museumpark, Rotterdam – part 1
I(Chris) spent a day in Rotterdam after a meeting in The Hague, which is only a short train ride away. Rotterdam is actively marketing itself as a popular destination for international visitors, an alternative to Amsterdam. It was built around the river Rotte in 1270 and grew rapidly over the centuries but in 1940, during…