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The Atlantic was built between 1928 and 1930 in Art Deco style, designed by architect PG Buskens.The building is special because it is one of the first industrial buildings in the Netherlands and because it is one of the first buildings equipped with a parking garage .
In July 2022 Rotterdam, Netherlands, counted 2,228 restaurants and cafes. [1] Out of 840 restaurants listed in the Gault Millau restaurant guide for the Netherlands, 52 can be found in Rotterdam. [2] The Parkheuvel restaurant was in 2002 the first restaurant in the Netherlands to receive 3 Michelin stars. [3]
The Cruise Terminal is still used by large passenger vessels that visit Rotterdam. The Terminal is now known for its cafe/restaurant located inside with a hall of 3,800 square metres (41,000 sq ft). The "Turquoise Carpet" event for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at the Terminal on 16 May 2021. [1]
The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area (Dutch: Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag) [2] is a metropolitan area encompassing the cities of Rotterdam and The Hague as well as 21 other municipalities. [3] It was founded in 2014. The area has a population of approximately 2.7 million across 1,130 km 2 (440 sq mi). [1]
City bus line 77 operated by RET terminates near the SS Rotterdam at the end of the Katendrecht peninsula and connects the neighborhood with the subway station and with the Zuidplein. Waterbus line 18, stop called “3e Katendrechtse Hoofd” is near SS Rotterdam. This line connects to the St. Jobshaven and the Erasmusbrug.
Delfshaven was annexed by Rotterdam in 1886 at its own request. The current borough has about 73,000 inhabitants. Its small historic centre has been carefully preserved. It features modest local museums, a brewery and various dining and drinking facilities. Delfshaven escaped the bombing of Rotterdam by the Luftwaffe on 14 May 1940.
Rotterdam Alexander is a combined metro and railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It is named after Prins Alexander borough, and therefore indirectly after Alexander, Prince of Orange. Near the station is shopping mall Alexandrium situated. [1]
The name Cool is first mentioned in 1280. In 1816, the independent municipality of Cool was annexed by the city of Rotterdam. [1] During the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, much of the district was destroyed, but some streets survived—including Oude Binnenweg and Witte de Withstraat.