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Sights and Attractions in Rotterdam

editor — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:32:00 +0000

The 185 meter high Euromast, the symbol of the port; the Schielandhuis (1662-1665), which now houses a museum, the gothic church of Saint Laurens from the 15th century, the bronze statue of the humanist Erasmus von Rotterdam (1622). Broad commercial streets, modem departmental stores and railway station are all post war constructions. A memorial (1953) reminds us of the destruction of the city. Mari-Lynn and Mark Mari and her husband, Mark, own an antiques shop in Historic Holly. Her strange and unsettled visions began the minute she moved into her husband’s home and began working at the antiques shop. At

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Travel to Rotterdam

editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:18:00 +0000

HISTORY In 1240 a dam was built which divided the Rotte from the Rhine and Maas delta. Rotterdam had rights of a city in 1340 and with the construction of a canal had a water connection to the important towns of Delft, The Hague and Leiden. After the Spanish troops stormed the city in 1572, Rotterdam started the Dutch revolt against the Spain. In the 17th century all sea journeys to England as well as the herring fishing were made from Rotterdam. Later came the traffic to America in addition to trade relations with Indonesia. The rise of Rotterdam as

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Map of Rotterdam

editor — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

ROTTERDAM The mega harbor town lies 28 kilometers from the coast on both sides of the New Maas river, one of the tributaries of the Rhine, where it flows into the Rotte. The second largest city in the Netherlands with more than one million inhabitants consists of the Greater Area, the Europort lying on the coast and the enclave Hook of Holland. Rotterdam is by far the port with the largest turnover of goods in the world. Approximately 250 million tons are handled annually, over 100 million tons more than New Orleans and approximately five times as much as Hamburg.

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