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Highlight Architecture walking tour: Depot, Timmerhuis, Markthal and Rooftop
Package Details
Destination:
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price:
$32.42
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Start your Tour on the rooftop of Het Witte Huis (weekend) with a stunning view over Markthal, the Cube Houses, the Erasmus bridge, the Willems bridge and De Rotterdam. After this start you’ll walk right through Markthal designed by MVRDV. At the recently refurbished Grotekerkplein new city park including a public stage for music and dance.
After passing Dudok’s ‘Dudok’ you’ll arrive at the Timmerhuis, a inner-city redevelopment project in which renowned Rotterdam-based architectural firm OMA merged a municipal office block from the 1950s with a pixellated steel-and-glass structure. Here you will visit a rooftop terrace (weekdays) with a view over Markthal, Coolsingel boulevard, City Hall and the city centre.
In the Museumpark you will see Sonneveld House and Het Nieuwe Instituut, right before you arrive at the latest eye catcher Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, also by MVRDV, home to the world’s first public art depot.
After passing Dudok’s ‘Dudok’ you’ll arrive at the Timmerhuis, a inner-city redevelopment project in which renowned Rotterdam-based architectural firm OMA merged a municipal office block from the 1950s with a pixellated steel-and-glass structure. Here you will visit a rooftop terrace (weekdays) with a view over Markthal, Coolsingel boulevard, City Hall and the city centre.
In the Museumpark you will see Sonneveld House and Het Nieuwe Instituut, right before you arrive at the latest eye catcher Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, also by MVRDV, home to the world’s first public art depot.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Witte Huis, Geldersekade 1C, 3011 WB Rotterdam The Netherlands
Enjoy 360-view from cities oldest skyscraper(usually closed for public)
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cube Houses, Overblaak 70, 3011 MH Rotterdam, Netherlands
Take selfies at the quirky yellow Cube Houses
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Markthal, Dominee Jan Scharpstraat 298, 3011 GZ Rotterdam The Netherlands
Enjoy the design concept of Markthal combining restaurants, a fresh food market, housing and a giant art ceiling in a unprecedented way
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk, Grotekerkplein 27, 3011 GC Rotterdam The Netherlands
Visit the small city park at the bottom of the Laurenskerk.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Timmerhuis, Halvemaanpassage 1, 3011 AH Rotterdam, Netherlands
Learn about this beautiful transformation.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Rotterdam Centraal Station, Stationssingel 10, 3013 HA Rotterdam The Netherlands
Admire the striking architecture of Rotterdam Central Station
Stop At: Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Melkkoppad 15, Rotterdam The Netherlands
Marvel at the curved mirror facade of the latest eye catcher Depot.
Please note: Depot will be open for visitors in the fall of 2021.
Duration: 10 minutes