Rotterdam: The City That Started Again
52 min
2.5 km
10 stops
About this tour
Bombs emptied the centre. Rotterdam rebuilt in glass, and kept one medieval church. A self-guided centre walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk
Paid admission for the interior. Modest dress. Check posted hours. The nave is used for concerts as well as services. Built from about 1449 to 1525. Juliana la…
Centrale Bibliotheek
Public library. No ticket for the foyer and the shelves. Quiet if you sit with a book. Hoogstraat 110. The contest ran in the late 1970s. Van den Broek and Bak…
Stadhuis Rotterdam
Public space on Coolsingel. Interior halls open on advertised days and for ceremonies. Coolsingel 40. Henri Evers won a closed competition in 1913 with the mot…
Lijnbaan
Public shopping street. Shops keep their own hours. The canopies are the original idea, even where the wood is new. Opened on 9 October 1953. Designated a nati…
De Bijenkorf
Public space on Coolsingel. Pay only if you shop inside. Coolsingel 105. Marcel Breuer designed it with Abraham Elzas, 1955 to 1957. Naum Gabo made the constru…
Schielandshuis
Public space outside. The interior is empty pending a tenant. Do not count on going in. Korte Hoogstraat 31. The Hoogheemraadschap van Schieland built it. A re…
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What's included
GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
Lifetime access to the tour
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