The tower to the left is the Euromast. It has a great view of Rotterdam and a restaurant halfway to the top of the tower.
	The center of Rotterdam. You see here the Hofplein and Weena. A little further you find the main train station of Rotterdam (Central Station). The new station building is under construction and will be ready end of 2012.
		This fountain is on the Hofplein. On this picture you see 2 giraffe in front of it for the celebration of the 150 year Rotterdam Zoo. The Zoo is locally known as Diergaarde Blijdorp.
	This art is shaped like a building called the Delftse Poort. The original building (1764) was the only remaining city gate of Rotterdam and was destroyed in the Second World War by the bombing of Rotterdam on May 14th 1940. Rotterdam has also a skyscraper with the same name.
		The Lawrence Church (Laurenskerk), it nearly survived the World War II bombing and at the time only the walls where still standing.
	This is railroad station Blaak, actually it's the roof of it. The station is under the ground. On Saturdays and Tuesdays you'll find a big open air market behind it.
		The Cube Houses on the Blaak. One of them is open for viewing.
	This particular area is called The old harbour. You'll find a couple of bars in this neighborhood and the harbour museum.
		This building was at the time (1898) the highest building of Rotterdam. Rotterdam's first "skyscraper". It's called the White House. One of the few building that survived the bombing of Rotterdam in the Second World War.
	The Zadkine statue "The devastated city" This statue represents the bombing of Rotterdam in the Second World War. The hands in the sky against the bombs falling down and a hole in the body to show the center was bombed out of the city.
		This high bridge (The Hef) was used by the train. Since the train runs under the ground now, the bridge is no longer in use.
	The Erasmus Bridge. Also called the Swan.
		This is the Water Taxi. They give tours or bring you across the river the Maas if you like.
	Here you see what was once the Holland-America-Line building (HAL), today it's a hotel called New-York. HAL Cruises has it's roots in Holland and sometimes their cruises still stop in Rotterdam. Visit The Unofficial Holland America Line Home Page for more about the history of HAL.
		Cruise Port Rotterdam. Here the cruise liner Queen Mary II on a visit in Rotterdam. Except for the cruise liners, big ships usually don't come this far into the city anymore.
	This is the 'Boompjes' with the 3 apartment buildings. Here you find 'Rebus Boat Excursions' to the famous windmills at Kinderdijk. Also close by, under the Erasmus bridge you find the Spido. They can take you on a trip through Rotterdam Harbor or to the Deltawerken.
		Further down the boompjes with to the right a part of the Willems Bridge.
	This is the 'Van Brienenoordbridge'. When it was still a single bridge it was known for its traffic jams.
		You'll have to search for them, but you can find a couple of windmills in Rotterdam. (See the map) This picture shows the Prinsenmolen. Close to Rotterdam you'll also find Kinderdijk. There you can see a lot of windmills close together.
	This Flour-Windmill is located in an old part of Rotterdam called Delfshaven.
		Also in Delfshaven the Pilgrim Fathers Church. Here the Pilgrim Fathers left with the ship Speedwell for their voyage to North America.
	On the North border of Rotterdam lays Rotterdam Airport. Local known as Airport Zestienhoven and today the official name is 'Rotterdam The Hague Airport' because the airport is also close to The Hague (Den Haag). More information about the airport on Wikipedia.

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