{"id":15491,"date":"2020-04-19T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=15491"},"modified":"2021-04-05T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:18:26","slug":"places-to-visit-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/netherlands\/rotterdam\/places-to-visit-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"6 places to better not skip in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What sights are there in Rotterdam? The first things that come to mind are the Market Hall, the Cubic Houses or the Euromast Tower. A boat tour of the port is also almost mandatory when travelling to a seaport city. But there is so much more to the city and we would like to show you a little bit of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Central Library Rotterdam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We pass a\nbuilding that is dominated by massive yellow pipes running along the\nfa\u00e7ade. These air conditioning pipes remind us a little of the\nCentre Pompidou in Paris.
\nThis rather ugly building rises six\nstoreys and is home to the Central Library Rotterdam. We are not\nentirely sure if this is really the library and hesitantly enter the\nbuilding. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We enter a space that opens up to the top. Escalators connect the different, terrace-like levels. This chaotic cluster of escalators makes me think of the stairs in Harry Potter that constantly keep changing their direction. If you want to go up in this building, you have to find your way first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The many lamps that make this open room so special are a very noticeable feature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We take the\nescalators up and have a look at the collection of some 400.000\nbooks. In addition to the books, the library holds one of the largest\ncollection of CDs and vinyl records in Europe and the biggest\ncollection of work by Erasmus (a famous Dutch Renaissance humanist\nand theologist).
\nThe library also has a caf\u00e9 and a lot of\ninternet terminals. When we visited we also spotted an area where\nused books were sold for little money. Visitors had gathered there\nand joyfully flicked through the pages. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too bad that I don\u2019t speak Duch. I could have spent hours here reading books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoogstraat 110
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