Impressive stuff, Nathan. The KPN building is rather good, but then so is the
NHOW building.
It’s an ironic connection, but I’ll be visiting Dresden and Königsbrück in
about 3 weeks’ time. I’ll get some shots . . .
Chris
> On 21 Apr 16, at 07:28, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If you like modern architecture (as I do) then Rotterdam is the city for you.
> I am attending all-day meetings here, but the days are long now, so there is
> plenty of daylight after we finish around 5 p.m. every day. Here are 5
> pictures from Tuesday's walk.
>
> View of Wilhelminaplein from across the Maas river. The building on the left
> belongs to the largest Dutch phone company, KPN. It is headquartered in The
> Hague but it has moved many functions to Rotterdam in recent years. The
> building with the red N is the NHOW hotel where I am staying:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-394vc5b/A
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-394vc5b/A>
>
> The KPN building:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Z4BVQ85/A
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Z4BVQ85/A>
>
> A closer view of the KPN building:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Kz27Jd8/A
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Kz27Jd8/A>
>
> The Maritime Museum, Wijnhaven:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xvdQShW/A
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xvdQShW/A>
>
> And here is a sculpture that explains all this modern architecture. In
> contrast to other Dutch cities like Amsterdam or Utrecht, Rotterdam is
> remarkable for the complete lack of old buildings in the centre. The reason
> is that the entire centre was destroyed by the German air force in a single
> day in May 1940. This sculpture of a man with a hole where his heart should
> be was erected in 1951 to commemorate the destruction:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GPn5SLX/A
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-GPn5SLX/A>
>
> The destroyed city was the ground on which modern Rotterdam arose. It is an
> awesome city. More pictures will follow in the coming days.
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