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The Destroyed City (De verwoeste stad) in 2007. The Destroyed City (Dutch: De verwoeste stad) is a bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval centre of the city. [1]
This sculpture is no longer there (visited 12 May 2016) Jerusalem – An Indiana sculpture showing the Hebrew word for love (Hebrew: אהבה, ahava) is displayed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; NY – NYC – Kasmin Gallery displaying three blocks: AHAVA, LOVE, AMOR on top of a building along the High Line at 27th Street - No longer there
Maasbeeld is a sculpture by Auke de Vries located above the Maas River in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It balances in the middle of the Willemsbrug Bridge and a pillar of the dismantled railroad bridge. Locally, the Maas sculpture is known as The Clothesline (Dutch: De waslijn).
Moments Contained is a 2022-2023 bronze sculpture on the Stationsplein, in front of Rotterdam Centraal station, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. [1] It was created by artist Thomas J. Price, a London-based artist with Caribbean roots. [2] A similar statue is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. [3]
Rotterdam: An office block completed in 1953, one of the first major buildings built in Rotterdam after the Second World War. Het Slaakhuis: Offices: Rotterdam: An office block built in 1955. Former headquarters of newspaper Het Vrije Volk and now used as a squat. Lijnbaan: Street: Rotterdam: The main shopping street in Rotterdam, opened in 1953.
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Rotterdam's urban form was more American than other Dutch cities, based on US plans, [46] with a large collection of high-rise elements [42] and the Maas boulevard and Window to the River functioning primarily as conduits for motor vehicles. [43] In later years, Rotterdam architect Kees Christiaanse wrote:
Next to the memorial a new, smaller church would be built. This alternative plan was rejected, particularly because restoration of the Laurenskerk was viewed as a symbol of the resilience of Rotterdam's community. In 1952, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands laid the foundation stone for the restoration, which was completed in 1968.