The old Wilhelmina quay in Rotterdam, where the ships of the Holland America Line once set sail to Ellis Island, has been largely redeveloped over the last few years, with new offices and luxury apartments. Development is still continuing, as you can see on the photo.
On the right of the photo, between the two skyscrapers, you can just make out the former head office of the Holland America Line.
The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam, a bridge over the Meuse river. I took this photo while standing on the bridge, looking up.
Most photos this week are taken on the Boompjes Boulevard in Rotterdam, along the Meuse river. Today's photo is no exception: A photo of the Willemsbrug bridge over the Meuse, as seen from the Boompjes.
Another photo from the Boompjes Boulevard in Rotterdam. This time with our back to the skyscrapers, and facing the river Meuse. On the right we see the Erasmus bridge, connecting the Boompjes boulevard with the Wilhelmina quay.
A ship moored on a quay along the Meuse river in Rotterdam. In the background you can see the Erasmus bridge and the new skyscrapers of the Wilhelmina quay.
Walking along the Schiedamsedijk street in Rotterdam, I had this almost unobstructed view of the skyscrapers along the Boompjes street, bathing in the sunlight.
On the Wilhelmina quay in Rotterdam, where once the ships of the Holland America Line departed for Ellis Island, is now a cruise terminal.
The sculpture Lost Luggage Depot, on the Wilhelmina quay in Rotterdam. The sculpture, by Canadian artist Jeff Wall, is a monument to Dutch emigrants who sought a better life in the new world. It is placed at the very location where the ships of the Holland America Line once left for Ellis Island.
A container ship on the Meuse river. The ship just left the port of Rotterdam and is on its way to some destination in Europe, most likely Germany.
We already saw this building yesterday, in the background of the Rotterdam Central Station photo. It's a skyscraper on the Weena street in Rotterdam, known as the Delftse Poort (Delft Gate). Until recently it was the highest skyscraper in The Netherlands, but it is surpassed by two new skyscrapers, both also in Rotterdam. The building is the headquarters of Nationale Nederlanden, one of the largest insurance companies in The Netherlands.
I took this photo early in the morning, in Rotterdam Central Station. In the foreground you can see part of the train station, with a Dutch train on the left. In the background are the skyscrapers of the Weena street.
A photo of the Destroyed City monument, a statue by Ossip Zadkine. The statue of a man without a heart symbolizes Rotterdam, the city that lost its heart during the bombings in World War II. We see it here from the back.
Not really the skyline of Rotterdam, but only of a small part of the city: the Erasmus bridge and a few skyscrapers along the Meuse river. If you plan to visit Rotterdam and want to see this skyline, go the Wilhelmina quay - that's where I took this photo.
In the heart of Rotterdam, on the Coolsingel street, is the World Trade Center of Rotterdam. A few blocks away I could see its skyscraper, bathed in sunlight, between the nearby buildings.
I took this photo in the old port of Rotterdam. The building on the right is known as the White House. Build in the late 19th century, the White House was the first skyscraper in The Netherlands, and with its ten floors and 43m / 141ft it was once the highest building in Europe.
