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of the

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of the

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Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Prior to 19th century

* ca. 950 - Settlement at the lower end of the

fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich Groundwater, ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as ...

stream '' Rotte'' * 1270 - Dam built on Rotte. * 1299 - John I, Count of Holland granted rights to the people of Rotterdam, marking the origin of the town. * 1328 -

Latin school The Latin school was the grammar school of 14th- to 19th-century Europe, though the latter term was much more common in England. Emphasis was placed, as the name indicates, on learning to use Latin. The education given at Latin schools gave gre ...

established * 1340 - City rights granted by

William IV, Count of Holland William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut. While away fighting in Prussia, the ...

. * 1350 - Rotterdamse Schie (canal) constructed (approximate date). * 1466 -

Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' w ...

, philosopher and Catholic theologian born. * 1477 - Saint Lawrence Church consecrated. * 1489 - Rotterdam besieged by forces of

Frans van Brederode Frans van Brederode (February 4, 1465 – August 11, 1490) was a rebel in Holland against the rule of emperor Maximilian, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland - Brederode belonged to the ...

. * 1563 - Fire. * 1572 - Spanish in power. * 1574 -

Admiralty of Rotterdam The Admiralty of Rotterdam, also called the Admiralty of de Maze, was one of the five Dutch admiralties in the Dutch Republic. History The Admiralty of Rotterdam was founded in 1574 during the Dutch Revolt, when (after the Capture of Brielle) ...

organized. * 1611 -

Guild of Saint Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was ide ...

active (approximate date). * 1622 -

statue by

Hendrick de Keyser Hendrick de Keyser (15 May 1565 – 15 May 1621) was a Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone, and architect who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism changing into Baroque. Most of his works appeared in Amst ...

erected. * 1626 - Collegium Mechanicum established. * 1632 - Population: 20,000 (approximate). * 1643 - Scottish Presbyterian church built. * 1722 - Exchange built. * 1769 - Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy founded. * 1773 - Studium Scientiarum Genetrix literary society formed. * 1780 - Birth of

Hendrik Tollens Henricus Franciscus Caroluszoon (Hendrik) Tollens (24 September 1780 – 21 October 1856) was a Dutch poet best known for '' Wien Neêrlands Bloed'', the national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932. The Tollens Prize The Tollens-Fon ...

, poet. * 1781 - Rotterdamse Academie established. * 1796 - Population: 53,212. * 1797 -

Netherlands Missionary Society The Netherlands Missionary Society (Dutch: ''Nederlandsch Zendelinggenootschap'') was a Dutch Protestant missionary society founded in 1797 in Rotterdam that was involved in sending workers to countries such as Indonesia during the Dutch occupation ...

founded. * 1798 - Organ installed in Saint Lawrence Church.

19th century

Plattegrond van Rotterdam in 1873 met plan voor uitbreiding

* 1813 - Johan François van Hogendorp van Heeswijk becomes mayor. * 1835 - Town Hall rebuilt. * 1838 - Population: 72,000. * 1844 - ''

Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...

'' begins publication. * 1847 - Delftsche Poort railway station opens. * 1849 - Boymans Museum opens. * 1851 - Royal Maas Yacht Club founded. * 1857 -

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

opens. * 1859 - Rotterdamsch Leeskabinet (library) founded. * 1863 - Rotterdam Bank established. * 1866 - Population: 115,277. * 1869 - Feijenoord becomes part of city. * 1870 - Municipal waterworks established. * 1872 -

Nieuwe Waterweg The Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway") is a ship canal in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland: the Maasmond, where the Nieuwe Waterweg con ...

constructed. * 1873 - Netherlands-America Steamship Company in business. * 1874 **

Katendrecht Katendrecht is a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas. It is located between the Rijnhaven and the Maashaven. Katendrecht was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1874, when it merged with Charlois Charlois () is a ...

village becomes part of city. ** Oldenzeel art gallery in business. ** Fountain installed at Nieuwe Markt. **

Maritime Museum A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the milita ...

founded. * 1875 ** Post office built. ** shipping firm in business. * 1876 - Rotterdamsche reinigingsdienst formed. * 1877 - Railway Bridge,

Rotterdam Zuid railway station Rotterdam Zuid is a railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. It is situated at the end of the Willemsspoortunnel in the borough of Feijenoord. Histor ...

, and Rotterdam Beurs railway station open. * 1878 -

Willemsbrug The Willemsbrug (English: "Williams Bridge") is a bridge next to the Erasmusbrug in the centre of Rotterdam, Netherlands, spanning the Nieuwe Maas. It links the northern part of the city with the ''Noordereiland Noordereiland is a neighborhood ...

opens. * 1879 ** Horsecar

trams A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ar ...

begin operating. **

Passage Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

(arcade) built. * 1882 - Fish Market built. * 1885 - Museum for Geography and Ethnology opens. * 1886 -

Delfshaven Delfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas. It was a separate municipality until 1886. The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft. Delft itself was not located on a major river ...

becomes part of city. * 1891 - Population: 203,500. * 1894 - Municipal gas and electricity established. * 1895 -

Charlois Charlois () is a neighbourhood of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas The Nieuwe Maas (; "New Meuse") is a distributary of the Rhine River, and a former distributary of the Maas River, in the Dutch ...

and Kralingen become part of city. * 1898 -

Witte Huis The Witte Huis () or White House is a building and National Heritage Site in Rotterdam, Netherlands, built in 1898 in the Art Nouveau style.Rijksmonument report The building is tall, with 10 floors. It was also the first ''hoogbouw'' (liter ...

built. * 1900 - "Record office" established.

20th century

* 1904 ** Museum van Oudheden (city history museum) in operation in the Schielandshuis. ** Schiecentrale built. * 1905 ** Electric

begin operating. ** Population: 379,017. * 1908 **

Rotterdam Hofplein railway station Rotterdam Hofplein railway station in the Netherlands is a former main-line and RandstadRail station. It was the terminus of the former Hofpleinlijn (''Hofplein line'') which ran trains between Rotterdam and Scheveningen, and were later curtailed ...

opens. ** Wilhelmina football club formed. * 1913 - Netherlands School of Commerce founded. * 1920 - ''Voorwaarts'' newspaper begins publication. (timeline) * 1925 - Economic Faculty Association established. * 1927 -

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

established. * 1930 ** Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra active. ** Naamlooze Vennootschap Margarine Unie in business. ** Rotterdams Conservatorium founded. * 1931 ** Rotterdamse Dansschool founded. **

Van Nelle Factory The former Van Nelle Factory ( nl, Van Nellefabriek) on the Schie in Rotterdam, is considered a prime example of the International Style based upon constructivist architecture. It has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. Soon ...

built. * 1934 **

Hoogvliet Hoogvliet is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. There is also a national chain of Dutch supermarkets with the same name. History The village Hoogvliet was first mentioned on 26 May 1326 in the ar ...

and Pernis become part of city. **

De Doelen De Doelen is a concert venue and convention centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 at the outset of World War II. It was rebuilt in 19 ...

(concert hall and convention centre) built. * 1937 **

Stadion Feijenoord Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from Feyenoord, the club with t ...

and

Rotterdam Stadion railway station Rotterdam Stadion is a railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the railway line between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The station is located in front of De Kuip, venue of the football club Feyenoord The station is only i ...

open. ** Museum of Taxation founded. * 1938 **

Pieter Oud Pieter Jacobus Oud (5 December 1886 – 12 August 1968) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) party and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) ...

becomes mayor. **

Yevhen Konovalets Yevhen Mykhailovych Konovalets ( uk, Євген Михайлович Коновалець; June 14, 1891 – May 23, 1938), also anglicized as Eugene Konovalets, was a military commander of the Ukrainian National Republic army, veteran of the Uk ...

is assassinated in Rotterdam by

Pavel Sudoplatov Pavel Anatolyevich Sudoplatov (russian: Пáвел Aнатóльевич Cудоплáтов; ua, Павло Анатолійович Судоплатов, translit=Pavlo Anatoliiovych Sudoplatov; July 7, 1907 – September 24, 1996) was a member ...

. * 1940 ** May 14:

Rotterdam Blitz Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the ''Luftwaffe'' during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the ...

. **

Diergaarde Blijdorp ( ''Blijdorp Zoo''), officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeog ...

(zoo) re-opens. * 1941 -

Hillegersberg Hillegersberg is a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Primarily a green residential area with lakes, canals and parks, it was incorporated into the city of Rotterdam in 1941. History Hillegersberg was named after Hildegard van Vlaandere ...

, IJsselmonde,

Overschie Overschie is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands, formerly a separate village with its own municipality. The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "Schie": the Delftsche Schie, Schiedamsche Schie, Delfs ...

, and

Schiebroek Schiebroek is a former village in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is now a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, and part of the borough of Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hillegersberg-Schiebroek is a borough in northern Rotterdam. The borough has ...

become part of city. * 1945 -

becomes mayor again. * 1946 ** adopted. ** ''

Algemeen Dagblad The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and ...

'' begins publication. * 1953 **

Rotterdam Blaak railway station Rotterdam Blaak is a railway and metro station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Located in the centre of the city, not far from the cube houses and the Markthal, the station is served by trains operating on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotte ...

and

Rotterdam Noord railway station Rotterdam Noord is a railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It sits at the border between the two Rotterdam boroughs Noord and Hillegersberg-Schiebroek. History In 1899, the rail ...

open. **

Groothandelsgebouw The Groothandelsgebouw (meaning Wholesale Building or Offices) is an extensive building and monument in the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands next to the Central Station of the city. Completed in 1953 it is one of the first major buildings built af ...

built. * 1956 -

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

opens. * 1957 -

Rotterdam Centraal railway station Rotterdam Centraal railway station () is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands. The station received an average of 112,000 passengers daily in 2019. The current station building, located at Station Square, ...

opens. * 1958 -

Arboretum Trompenburg Arboretum Trompenburg is a botanical garden in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which hosts a large collection of woody as well as herbaceous plants. It occupies an area of 7 ha and is situated 4 m below sea level, so a system of canals is used to drain th ...

opens. * 1960 **

Euromast Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an ...

tower built. ** City hosts Floriade horticulture exhibition. * 1962 -

Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of East Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004, it was the worl ...

ranked world's busiest port by cargo tonnage. * 1964 **

Rotterdam Lombardijen railway station Rotterdam Lombardijen is a railway station in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, located on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The railway station is located in the borough of IJsselmonde. The station opened on 1 June 1964 w ...

opens. ** Hilton Hotel built. * 1965 - Regional Rinjmond Public Authority created. * 1966 -

(concert hall and convention centre) rebuilt. * 1968 - Rotterdam Metro begins operating. * 1969 -

Rotterdam Alexander railway station 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 t ...

opens. * 1970 ** Poetry International first performance. ** '' NRC Handelsblad'' begins publication, after the merger between Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and

Algemeen Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on 1 ...

Nedlloyd Nedlloyd was a Dutch shipping company, formed in 1970 as the result of a merger of several shipping lines: *Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (SMN) *Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd (KRL) *Koninklijke Java-China-Paketvaart-Lijnen (KJCPL) *Vereen ...

shipping firm in business. ** Kralingen Music Festival held. * 1972 International Film Festival Rotterdam first started. * 1973 **

, and Hoek van Holland sub-municipalities created. **

Maasvlakte The Maasvlakte () is a massive man-made westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam. Situated in the municipality of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the Maasvlakte is built on land reclaimed ...

in operation. * 1974 - André van der Louw becomes mayor. * 1975 **

Prins Alexander Prins Alexander is a borough in the northeast of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Prins Alexander has 7 neighbourhoods: * Het Lage Land * Kralingseveer * Nesselande *Ommoord *Oosterflank *Prinsenland *Zevenkamp Public transportation Prins Alexander is ...

sub-municipality created. ** Werkcentrum Dans founded. * 1976 ** IJsselmonde and Centrum Noord sub-municipalities created. ** Stoom Stichting Nederland railway museum founded. * 1977 - Sviib (student association) organized. * 1979 - HNLMS Buffel museum ship opens. * 1981 **

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...

begins. ** Baroeg (music venue) in business. * 1982 -

Bram Peper Abraham "Bram" Peper (13 February 1940 – 20 August 2022) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). Early life After finishing the Hogere Burgerschool, Peper studied social sciences at the University of Amsterdam until 1965 and eco ...

becomes mayor. * 1984 ** Zomercarnaval begins. **

Cube house Cube houses ( nl, kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Helmond and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space ...

s built near Oude Haven. * 1986 -

ranked world's busiest container port. * 1988 -

Hogeschool Rotterdam The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated as ''Rotterdam UAS''; nl, Hogeschool Rotterdam) is located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was created in 1988 by a large-scale merger of 19 higher education schools followed b ...

established. * 1990 -

Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art Kunstinstituut Melly is a contemporary art gallery located in a former school building on Witte de Withstraat, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1990 and originally named after the street it was located on. It presents curated exhi ...

and Shipping and Transport College established. * 1991 -

Gebouw Delftse Poort Delftse Poort ( en, Delft Gate Building) is a twin-tower skyscraper complex at Weena 505 next to the Rotterdam Centraal railway station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Tower I is with 41 stories, and Tower II is with 25 stories. Until May 2009 ...

built. * 1992 -

Kunsthal The Kunsthal ( en, Art Hall) is an art museum in Rotterdam. It opened in 1992. Overview The museum is situated in the Museumpark of Rotterdam next to the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam, and in the vicinity of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuni ...

art museum opens. * 1993 ** Netherlands Architecture Institute relocates to Rotterdam. ** Chabot Museum opens. * 1994 -

V2 Institute for the Unstable Media V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media, founded in 1981, is an interdisciplinary center for art and media technology in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Stephen Wilson, ''Information Arts: Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology'', MIT Press, 2002, p. 8 ...

active. * 1996 **

Erasmus Bridge The Erasmusbrug (English: "Erasmus Bridge") is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this ci ...

opens. ** Schouwburgplein (square) redesigned. * 1997 - MAMA project established by Public Art Squad Foundation. * 1999 **

Ivo Opstelten Ivo Willem Opstelten (born 31 January 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Opstelten applied at Leiden University in May 1963 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bac ...

becomes mayor. ** WORM (Rotterdam) active. * 2000 ** Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam begins. **

Codarts University for the Arts Codarts University for the Arts ( nl, Codarts hogeschool voor de kunsten) is a Dutch vocational university in Rotterdam that teaches music, dance and circus. It was established in its present location in 2000. History Codarts can trace its origin ...

opens. ** KPN Tower built.

21st century

* 2001 **

World Port Center World Port Centre is a 33- storey, skyscraper in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Infrastructure Designer Sir Norman Foster designed the 32-storey building. This British architect gained international fame with his designs for the London Stansted A ...

built. **

Oceanium The Oceanium is a public aquarium that opened in 2001 in Diergaarde Blijdorp, a zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Oceanium lies in the expansion area of the zoo, which includes a new entrance and parking area, and was the biggest project to date ...

(aquarium) opens. ** City designated a European Capital of Culture. * 2002 - Regio Randstad regional governance group formed. * 2003 - Netherlands Photo Museum opens. * 2005 - Montevideo (residential skyscraper) built. * 2006 ** North Sea Jazz Festival begins in Rotterdam. ** Rotterdam Circus Arts founded. * 2007 -

RandstadRail RandstadRail () is a light rail network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rotte ...

and

Betuweroute The Betuweroute is a double track freight railway between Rotterdam and Germany. is the official name, after the Betuwe area through which the route passes. The line is popularly called Betuwelijn, after an older track in the same region. Th ...

in operation. * 2009 ** Ahmed Aboutaleb becomes first Muslim mayor of a major European city. **

Maastoren The Maastoren (Dutch for ''Meuse Tower'') is with its height of the second tallest building in the Netherlands. The office building is situated on the bank of the Nieuwe Maas, after which the building is named, in the neighborhood Kop van Zui ...

skyscraper built. * 2010 **

Rozenburg Rozenburg () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 13,173 in 2004, and covers an area of 6.50 km² (of which 1.99 km² water). It was the ...

becomes part of city. ** Pernis sub-municipality created. **

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

(residential skyscraper) built. **

2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996. The race visited th ...

cycling race starts from Rotterdam. * 2012 - Population: 616,250. * 2013

Maasvlakte 2 Maasvlakte 2 is a major civil engineering project in the Netherlands, constructing a new port and supporting infrastructure on reclaimed land adjoining the Maasvlakte. Approximately 2000 hectares will be reclaimed, behind a 4 km dike; approxi ...

in operation. * 2014 ** Market Hall built. **

Rotterdam Centraal station Rotterdam Centraal railway station () is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands. The station received an average of 112,000 passengers daily in 2019. The current station building, located at Station Square, ...

in operation. * 2020 - Population: 651,376 * 2021 ** Depot

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located a ...

. **

De Zalmhaven De Zalmhaven, also referred to as Zalmhaven Toren, is a project that includes a residential tower in Rotterdam, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign sta ...

built. ** Floating Office Rotterdam (FOR)https://www.powerhouse-company.com/for-office Floating Office Rotterdam built, accommodating the Global Center on Adaptation.

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