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Plans to erect a ferris wheel next to Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge

Did you know there are plans to erect a 60-meter ferris wheel next to Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge? Not only will the 40 enclosed gondolas...
Summer Carnival Rotterdam

Summer Carnival in Rotterdam

Did you know that the largest tropical party in Europe will take place this weekend in Rotterdam? Nearly 1 million visitors will go see...
Dante Horoiwa

Street art ‘Cryptic Duality’ in Rotterdam

"Cryptic Duality" by Dante Horoiwa from Brazil (2009) location: Raampoortstraat, RotterdamMore info: http://horoiwa.com/works
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Commemoration WWII in Rotterdam

Did you know that each year on 14 May Rotterdam commemorates the bombings of the city during WWII?On 14 May 1940 the historical inner...
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Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam

Did you know that its asymmetrical pylon has earned the Erasmus Bridge the nickname of 'the Swan'? This 800m long bridge in Rotterdam is...
Ahmed Aboutaleb

Rotterdam’s mayor of Morrocan descent

Did you know that Ahmed Aboutaleb (1961) is the first mayor of a large city in the Netherlands who is of immigrant descent? He...
Euromast

Euromast in Rotterdam

Did you know that from the Euromast in Rotterdam you can not only see The Hague's skyline (20km away) but on clear days you...
rooftop farm

The first urban rooftop farm in the Netherlands

Did you know that the first urban rooftop farm in the Netherlands was introduced last spring? The vegetable garden on top of an office...
the Little Tower of Babel (c. 1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is one of the most famous works in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Bring your dirty laundry to the museum and enjoy free entry

Did you know that if you bring your dirty laundry, you will enjoy free entry (regular adult ticket €15) to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen...
Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees? The total area of each house is around 100m² but around a quarter of the space is unusable due to the angle of the walls to the ceiling.

Cube houses in Rotterdam tilted at 54.7 degrees

Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees?The total area of each house...