Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 9.2 km
Ascend 106 m
Descend 104 m

Explore Rotterdam in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Rotterdam

Sight 1: De Distilleerketel

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The distiller kettle is a windmill rebuilt in 1986. It is a scaffolding mill and therefore an upper porter. The rack is at a height of 10 m. The mill is in Delfshaven in Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: De Distilleerketel (NL)

1016 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Scheepswerf De Delft

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Scheepswerf De Delft Rob Oo / CC BY 2.0

De Delft shipyard was located in the South Holland city of Rotterdam-Delfshaven on the Schiehaven in the Lloydkwartier. She was founded in 2001 with the aim of building a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century line ship Delft. In October 2012 the name changed to 'Historical Scheepswerf Rotterdams Welvaren' and in April 2014 to 'Stichting de Delft'. The old name was a reference to the 19th-century shipyard of the same name at the Boerengat in Rotterdam by Anthony van Hoboken. From April 2014, De Werf consisted of a learning/work company, a production company and a museum. In addition, the learning/work company was the main source of income. The municipality delivered the students on a contract basis through tender. Since the beginning of 2018, no more contracts have been granted and the financial problems have grown in such a way that a subsidy had to be applied for first since 2013, which was not granted by the municipality. That is why the 'De Delft Foundation' went bankrupt on 11 December 2018 and a public sale of the entire inventory was held on 11 July 2019.

Wikipedia: De Delft (scheepswerf) (NL), Website

759 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Slavenijmonument Rotterdam

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The Slavery Monument is a monument commemorating the Dutch slavery past and is situated in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The monument was designed by Alex da Silva and is located on the Lloydkade in the Lloydkwartier district in the Delfshaven district.

Wikipedia: Slavernijmonument (Rotterdam) (NL)

661 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: St. Mary's

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St. Mary's

St Mary's Church or the English Church is an Anglican church in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It is part of the Archdeaconry of North West Europe in the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Rotterdam (EN)

689 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: 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, Opening Hours

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Het Park

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The Park, also Park of Zocher, Park at the Euromast, is a park in Rotterdam in the Scheepvaartwartwart was established in a few phases between 1853 and 1900.

Wikipedia: Het Park (Rotterdam) (NL)

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Norwegian church

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Norwegian church F.Eveleens / CC BY 3.0

The Norwegian Zeemanskerk is a church in Rotterdam, located on the Westzeedijk next to the entrance to the park.

Wikipedia: Noorse Zeemanskerk (Rotterdam) (NL)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: KunstHAL

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The Kunsthal is an art space in Rotterdam. It opened in 1992.

Wikipedia: Kunsthal (EN), Website

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Museumpark

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Museumpark

Museumpark is an urban park in Rotterdam, Netherlands, located between the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Westersingel, Westzeedijk and the complex of the Erasmus MC, a medical centre affiliated with the Erasmus University.

Wikipedia: Museumpark (EN)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam

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The Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam is a natural history museum located in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Natural History Museum Rotterdam (EN)

733 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Belasting & Douane Museum

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The Tax & Customs Museum is a museum on a theme of historical and social importance and gives people an insight into why we pay taxes, but also how and on which goods, possessions and services were taxed over time. The museum offers young and old a voyage of discovery through the history of taxes in the Netherlands and the world of Customs.

Wikipedia: Belasting & Douane Museum (NL), Website

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: 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

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

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

Wikipedia: Wereldmuseum (EN), Website

1307 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 14: World Port Center

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World Port Center

World Port Centre is a 33-storey, 123.1 m (404 ft) skyscraper in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: World Port Center (EN)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

838 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 16: 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 Rotterdam Jewish children who were deported and killed in the Second World War. The monument is set up as a semicircle on which the names of all children are mentioned. It was designed by Wim Quist and unveiled on 10 April 2013.

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

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: 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

726 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 19: Hulstkamp Gebouw

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Hulstkamp Gebouw

The Hulstkamp building is a national monument on the Maaskade in Rotterdam. It is a landmark building on the north side of the North Island. The Rotterdam architect Jacobus Pieter Stok designed it in 1889 in neo-Renaissance style. Characteristic is the use of red brick, decorated with white bands and ornaments.

Wikipedia: Hulstkamp-gebouw (NL)

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