Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Paradijskerk is an old Catholic church building on the Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Paradijskerk (NL)

Fikkie is a statue by artist Joeki Simák, which is located on the Oude Binnenweg in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The statue was presented to the city in 1963 in honour of the 10th lustrum of the Rotterdamsch Studenten Corps (RSC). The statue was unveiled on 16 November 1963 by Karel Paul van der Mandele, then chairman of the Board of Curators of the Netherlands School of Economics (NEH). The sculpture Fikkie symbolises the comparison with students: young and headstrong.

Wikipedia: Fikkie (Rotterdam) (NL)

Rotterdamse Schouwburg is a theatre in Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Rotterdamse Schouwburg (EN), Website

Pauluskerk is a church building on the Mauritsweg in the center of Rotterdam. The first St. Paul's Church there was inaugurated in 1960 by the Reformed Congregation of Rotterdam and was demolished in 2007. On the same site, church activities resumed in 2013 in a new futuristic-looking structure, designed by the English architect Will Alsop.

Wikipedia: Pauluskerk (Rotterdam) (NL)

The Unbroken Resistance monument is a war memorial in Rotterdam. It commemorates Rotterdam resistance fighters who died in the Second World War and Rotterdam fallen in general.

Wikipedia: Ongebroken verzet (NL)

De Doelen is a concert venue and convention centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 at the outset of World War II. It was rebuilt in 1966, originally with one hall to which two more were added in the 1990s.

Wikipedia: De Doelen (EN)

The Hofplein Fountain is a fountain in the centre of the Hofplein roundabout in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, designed by architect J.R.A. Koops. The fountain was completed in 1955.

Wikipedia: Hofpleinfontein (NL)

The main post office in Rotterdam, now POST Rotterdam, is a monumental building at Coolsingel no. 42 built between 1915 and 1923 as a post office. The building has been a national monument since 2000. From 2021, the building is planned to be redeveloped into a multifunctional building with a 155-metre residential tower at the rear.

Wikipedia: Hoofdpostkantoor (Rotterdam) (NL)

The Museum Rotterdam, until 2011 called the Historical Museum Rotterdam, is a museum about the history of Rotterdam located at the Coolhaven.

Wikipedia: Museum Rotterdam (EN), Website

Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp was a liberal conservative and liberal Dutch statesman. He was the brother of Dirk van Hogendorp the elder and the father of Dirk van Hogendorp the younger.

Wikipedia: Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp (EN)

The stylized flower is a nickname of the Dutch artwork without a title at the entrance of the Bijenkorf department store in Rotterdam, designed by Naum Gabo. It is considered the most important work in his oeuvre. In the walk, the sculpture is called "the thing".

Wikipedia: De gestileerde bloem (NL)

The Schielandshuis is a 17th-century building in the centre of Rotterdam on the Korte Hoogstraat. It was built between 1662 and 1665 by order of the Schieland Water Board.

Wikipedia: Het Schielandshuis (NL)

The Maritime Museum Rotterdam is a maritime museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dedicated to naval history, it was founded in 1874 by Prince Henry of the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Maritime Museum Rotterdam (EN), Website

The Destroyed City is a bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval centre of the city. Unveiled in 1953, it was designated as a Dutch national monument (Rijksmonument) in 2010. It is the largest sculpture by the Russian-born French sculptor Ossip Zadkine, his best known work, and the best known sculpture in Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: The Destroyed City (EN)

Kids Marina is a children's harbour where electric boats sail in the heart of Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Kids Marina (NL)

The Markthal is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam. The building was opened on October 1, 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Besides the large market hall, the complex houses 228 apartments, 4,600 m2 retail space, 1,600 m2 horeca and an underground 4-storey parking garage with a capacity of over 1200 cars.

Wikipedia: Market Hall (Rotterdam) (EN)

The Statue of Erasmus is a public monument by Hendrick de Keyser in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Statue of Erasmus (EN)