Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 40 m
Descend 42 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: Wilhelminafontein

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Wilhelminafontein

In the Dutch city of Rotterdam there is a Wilhelminafontein on the Noordereiland on Burgemeester Hoffmanplein. The monument was placed in 1898 on the occasion of the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina. It is a design by Prof. Dr Henri Evers, the architect of the Rotterdam town hall. The images on the monument are by Simon Miedema, who also designed the images for the White House in Rotterdam. The monument itself is a column on which a torch -bearing angel stands. On the memorial plaque you can read: Tribute to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in her throne rise.

Wikipedia: Wilhelminafontein (Rotterdam) (NL)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

1909 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 4: De Boeg

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De Boeg F.Eveleens / CC BY 3.0

De Boeg is a war memorial in Rotterdam. It commemorates the 3500 people on board Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in the Second World War. The monument of Fred Carasso was unveiled on 10 April 1957 by Princess Margriet on the corner of the Boompjes and the Leuvehaven. The 46-metre-high aluminium structure symbolises a bow in the concrete waves. Later, on July 15, 1965, an 8-meter-high bronze sculpture group was added to the monument: a helmsman, three sailors and a drowned man. On the side is the text: "They kept course".

Wikipedia: De Boeg (Rotterdam) (NL), Url

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Alexander Nevskikerk

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The Church of the Holy Orthodox Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky is a Russian Orthodox church building on the Schiedamsesingel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The church belongs to the diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands of the Moscow Patriarchate and is the first traditional Russian Orthodox church building in the Netherlands. The services are celebrated in Church Slavonic and the most important readings are repeated in Dutch.

Wikipedia: Alexander Nevskikerk (Rotterdam) (NL), Website

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