City of the Future: Rotterdam

August 2014.

Terminus of Rotterdam's number 7 tram near the very Dutch sounding Tulip Inn. Lumix LX7 photo
Terminus of Rotterdam‘s number 7 tram near the very Dutch sounding Tulip Inn. Lumix LX7 photo

I visited Rotterdam for an afternoon and evening. This is considered The Netherland’s architechtural capital and certainly features a wide variety of unusual modern buildings.

Rotterdam had been left in ruins after the Second World War, and over the last seven decades has been rebuilt in a style unlike any place else I’ve even seen. For me, its next closest cousin is Toyko, and that’s a bit of a stretch.

Lego-land on steroids! Lumix LX7 photo.
Lego-land on steroids!
Lumix LX7 photo.
The famed Cube House, which allows you to wander into an Escher-like setting. Lumix LX7 photo
The famed Cube House, which allows you to wander into an Escher-like setting. Lumix LX7 photo
RET train passing below the Cube House. Lumix LX7 photo
RET train passing below the Cube House. Lumix LX7 photo
A burst of sun illuminates at tram paused at a waterfront station. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.
A burst of sun illuminates at tram paused at a waterfront station. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.
Trams with skyscrapers, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo
Trams with skyscrapers, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo
What better way to see a city? Rotterdams trams are clean and feature large windows. Lumix LX7 photo
What better way to see a city? Rotterdams trams are clean and feature large windows. Lumix LX7 photo

The city has an excellent modern tram system, a stunning underground metro, and world-class railway connections.

The city revolves around the port, is one of the busiest in Europe, and a central focus of much of the water-front architecture.

I found it an intriguing place to make photographs. My regret was that my visit was so short. My three cameras were kept busy through my wanderings.

Lumix LX7 photo
Lumix LX7 photo
Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam.
Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam.
Containers outbound at Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.
Containers outbound at Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.
Tram pan in central Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.
Tram pan in central Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.
RET number 8 tram.
RET number 8 tram.
Number 7 tram terminus.
Number 7 tram terminus.

Tomorrow! Rotterdam Centraal—one of Europe’s newest stations.

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