Rotterdam
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Street art ‘Cryptic Duality’ in Rotterdam
"Cryptic Duality" by Dante Horoiwa from Brazil (2009)
location: Raampoortstraat, Rotterdam
More info: http://horoiwa.com/works
Summer Carnival in Rotterdam
Did you know that a huge tropical party takes place this weekend in Rotterdam? Nearly 1 million visitors will go see the extravagant Summer...
Cube houses in Rotterdam
Did you know there are 40 cube houses in Rotterdam, all connected to each other?
The 3-storey houses were built in the 1980's at an...
Metro systems in the Netherlands
Did you know that Amsterdam and Rotterdam are the only Dutch cities with a metro system?