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Desiderius Erasmus Statue
The statue of Desiderius Erasmus is the oldest statue in the Netherlands. It stands in Grote Kerkplein, just a stone’s throw from the Laurenskerk.
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Wall Relief No. 1
This well-known English sculptor was commissioned to do this piece after an exhibition in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in 1953. It is his first and only work in brick.
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Montevideo
The Montevideo skyscraper including the M on the roof of the tower is 152 meters high and was for a long time the tallest building in the Netherlands.
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Artworks by Willem de Koning
Originally from Rotterdam, painter Willem de Kooning became one of the key figures of Abstract Expressionism in the USA.
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Museumpark
The Museumpark is divided into four zones: a paved zone, a romantic zone with trees and a pedestrian bridge, an asphalted city zone for events, and a well-tended orchard.
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Beeldenroute Westersingel
The Beeldenroute Westersingel (Westersingel Sculpture Route) displays various works of art by major sculptors such as Rodin, Carel Visser, Joel Shapiro en Umberto Mastroianni.
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Untitled by Peter Struycken
The light sculpture on the colonnade below the NAI is hard to miss in the dark. The palette of colours that appears on the series of 170-metre columns changes every 10 minutes.
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Qwertz
The five long, monochromatic rolls by this radical Austrian artist are made from a core wrapped in sheets of aluminium, welded to each other in an irregular pattern.
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Lost Luggage
The cast-iron monument references the many emigrants who boarded the passenger ships of the Holland-America line at this location, departing for the New World and leaving everything behind.
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The Husband of the Doll
The cheery clown wearing only a hat is by British artist Thom Puckey, who has been working in the Netherlands since 1978.
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Het Afscheid
In ‘The Farewell’, Mastroianni was not trying to capture the human form, but the emotional tension between two people who are completely wrapped up in each other.
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Hommage Marten Toonder
Over six metres high, this statue is a tribute to Rotterdam’s famous comic book writer, Marten Toonder. It was erected in honour of his ninetieth birthday.
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De Brug
The four-story headquarters of Unilever Bestfoods Nederland resembles a transparent bridge. 133 metres long, it ‘floats’ 25 metres above the old Blue Band margarine factory complex
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Monsieur Jacques
Beloved by many of the city’s inhabitants, Monsieur Jacques is the very model of a self-satisfied middle-class businessman: chest out, nose tilted up, hat clasped behind his back.
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Melly Shum Hates Her Job
Billboard with contrasting text and image. Where advertising supplies cut-and-dry clichés, this artwork evokes more questions than it could ever answer.
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Cascade
The 8-metre polyester sculpture represents on-going developments in consumer society.
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The Destroyed City
For many Rotterdam residents, the 1953 monument by Zadkine still symbolises the destruction of the city centre and the unstoppable drive to rebuild Rotterdam.
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Untitled by Naum Gabo
This 40-ton, 26.2-metre steel artwork beside De Bijenkorf department store was an ‘ideological contribution to constructivism’, as Gabo put it.
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Erasmus Bridge
The 800-metre long Erasmus Bridge spans the Maas River and links the northern and southern parts of Rotterdam. The suspension bridge has a 139-metre high steel pylon, which is secured with 40 cables. The shape of the pylon gave the bridge its nickname, ‘The Swan’.
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Santa Claus
Provocative and controversial, ‘Santa Claus’ by American artist Paul Mc-Carthy is known locally as the ‘Buttplug Gnome’. This statue is part of the Westersingel Sculpture Route.
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Euromast
The Euromast Tower is the highest observation tower in the Netherlands. At 100 metres, the tower provides a fantastic panoramic 360° view of the city...
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Elevazione
The bronze tree without a crown is carried by four alder trees, as if they are a family. They push the piece upwards, hence the title: Elevation.
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Grote- of St. Laurenskerk
The Grote of Sint Laurenskerk, which is known locally as Laurenskerk or Laurens Church, is been Rotterdam’s ‘cathedral’...
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De Calypso
De Calypso is re-emerging where the Holiday Inn Hotel, the Pauluskerk and the former Calypso cinema once stood.
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L'Homme Qui Marche
‘The Walking Man’ is a masterpiece from the early days of modern sculpture. In the 20th century, the statue set an example for many modern artists.
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De Rotterdam (under construction)
De Rotterdam, currently under construction, is a sustainable multifunctional building. The three towers stand in close proximity, soaring nearly 150 metres high; their top half is slightly shifted compared to their bottom half.
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World Port Center
One of the first and image-defining new buildings on the Wilhelmina Quay is the World Port Center.
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Nieuwe Delftse Poort
The structure, which looks like a three-dimensional graphic drawing, is based on the neo-classicist city gate from before the war. It symbolises a Rotterdam that is still a work in progress.
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Formule B.
The text in the water reads ‘No Matter Try Again Fail Again Fail Better’, a quote from Samuel Beckett’s novella Worstward Ho.
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Rotterdam Climate Initiative
Floating Pavilion is a complex consisting of three floating half-spheres. A pilot and a catalyst for floating construction efforts in Rotterdam.
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Maas theater en dans
Maas theater en dans is a theatre, a production house and a meeting point and cultural venue for all ages, presenting innovative theatre productions, dance and festivals.
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Cube Houses
The Kijk-Kubus (Museum House) is a fully furnished show home in the Blaakse Bos, an unusual collection of cube-shaped homes.
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Parklaanflat
This first residential high-rise in Rotterdam was realised by architect Van Tijen, at his own risk.
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Erasmus MC
The complex is dominated by the 117-metre laboratory building, which was built in record time thanks to the use of drastic standardisation and prefab modules.
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City Hall
On 15 July 1915, Queen Wilhelmina laid the foundation stone for the City Hall on Coolsingel, opposite Stadhuisplein. The monumental building has a symmetrical design, constructed around a courtyard, with the main entrance in the middle.
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Sylvette
Sandblasted in concrete, this portrait of 20-year-old Sylvette, the girl Picasso met in the spring of 1953 who became his muse, is a collaboration with Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar.
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