Monday, September 04, 2006

Wereldhavendagen Fireworks VI




Wereldhavendagen Fireworks V




Wereldhavendagen Fireworks IV




Wereldhavendagen Fireworks III




Wereldhavendagen Fireworks I




Wereldhavendagen II




Wereldhavendagen I



Rotterdam Skyline II


Bright lights in the distance is the main harbour district.



Toren op Zuid (Tower on South) is the KPN building, housing the telecom company. The front of the building is installed with LCD lights that have an ever-changing display of moving graphics.

Scene from Erasmusbrug: the tower on the right is the Euromast the tallest structure in Rotterdam (the Netherlands as well?)

Scene from Erasmusbrug: the bridge in the distance is the Willemsbrug, whereas the raised bridge on the far right is De Hef (a defunct railway bridge).

Rotterdam Skyline

Skyscrapers on the Holland-Amerika kade (quay, named after the Holland-America Line), with among others the Montevideo Tower, and World Port Centre, which houses the Port of Rotterdam authority.


'Boompjes' apartment buildings

Nationale Nederlanden Building (currently tallest in the Netherlands)

Skyline of Rotterdam : the grey monument stands tribute to the bombarded city during WWII

City centre: shopping area, with WTC Building (green) at the back

Erasmusbrug


ERASMUSBRUG: one of two bridges across the River Maas which flows through Rotterdam, connecting the city centre with the new development district in the south.