Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 34 m
Descend 32 m

Experience Rotterdam in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Rotterdam

Sight 1: Stieltjesmonument

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Stieltjesmonument

The Stieltjes Monument is a memorial on the Noordereiland in the Dutch municipality of Rotterdam in memory of Th.J. Stieltjes.

Wikipedia: Stieltjesmonument (NL)

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Villa Zebra

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Villa Zebra Paul van der Blom / CC BY 2.5

Villa Zebra is a children's museum for contemporary visual art. Villa Zebra develops interactive exhibitions and art installations, art workshops and every two weeks a Klooi or Reading Afternoon. In addition, Villa Zebra provides art education programs at schools and on location.

Wikipedia: Villa Zebra (NL), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Poortgebouw

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The Poortgebouw is a national monument located at Stieltjesstraat 38 in the Kop van Zuid area of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was built beside the River Maas in 1879 and experienced a range of uses until it was squatted 3 October 1980. It had been standing empty for 2 years and was squatted as a protest intended to highlight the lack of affordable residential housing in Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Poortgebouw (EN), Website

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Joods Kindermonument

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Joods Kindermonument

The Jewish Children's Monument in Rotterdam is a monument on the Kop van Zuid in memory of the Jewish children of Rotterdam who were deported and died in the Second World War. The monument is set up as a semicircle on which the names of all the children are listed. It was designed by Wim Quist and unveiled on April 10, 2013.

Wikipedia: Joods Kindermonument (Rotterdam) (NL), Website

811 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Nederlands Fotomuseum

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Nederlands FotomuseumMarco Zanferrari from Doha, Qatar / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Netherlands Photo Museum (NFM) is a photography museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that was founded in 1989.

Wikipedia: Netherlands Photo Museum (EN), Website

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Rotterdam Cruise Terminal

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Rotterdam Cruise Terminal Michiel1972 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Rotterdam Cruise Terminal is a building on the Wilhelmina Pier, Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Rotterdam Cruise Terminal (EN)

1469 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 7: Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

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The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Wereldmuseum (EN), Website

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Calandmonument

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Calandmonument

The Caland Monument in the Scheepvaartkwartier, in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, commemorates engineer Pieter Caland, who designed the Nieuwe Waterweg, the direct connection to the sea. The monument was unveiled in 1907 after a design from 1906 by H.J. Evers with Arend Odé, and was paid for by the Rotterdam bourgeoisie.

Wikipedia: Calandmonument (NL), Website

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 9: Het Park

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The Park, also Park van Zocher, Park at the Euromast is a park in Rotterdam in the Scheepvaartkwartier that was created in several phases between 1853 and 1900.

Wikipedia: Het Park (Rotterdam) (NL)

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Euromast

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Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of 9 m (30 ft) and a wall thickness of 30 cm (12 in). For stability it is built on a concrete block of 1,900,000 kg (4,200,000 lb) so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a "crow's nest" observation platform 96 m (315 ft) above ground and a restaurant. Originally 101 m (331 ft) in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position to the high-rise of Erasmus MC which was completed in 1968, but regained it when the Space Tower was added to the top of the building in 1970, giving an additional 85 m (279 ft). Euromast was the highest building of the Netherlands, but was surpassed by De Zalmhaven, also in Rotterdam, in 2021. It is also a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. In 2008, 2009 and 2019, the tower hosted an extreme sports event which featured BASE jumping. A new event was expected in September 2022.

Wikipedia: Euromast (EN), Website

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