Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ ROT-ər-dam, UK also /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/ ROT-ər-DAM, Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] ; lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city...
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The Museum Rotterdam, until 2011 called the Historical Museum Rotterdam, is a museum about the history of Rotterdam located at the Coolhaven. In 1905...
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The Maritime Museum Rotterdam is a maritime museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dedicated to naval history, it was founded in 1874 by Prince Henry of...
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Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [naːˈtyːrɦɪsˌtoːris myˈzeːjʏm ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]; English: Natural History Museum Rotterdam) is a natural...
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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...
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Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Dutch pronunciation: [myˈzeːjʏm ˈbɔimɑns fɑn ˈbøːnɪŋə(n)]) is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands....
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remains would subsequently be made available to the Natural History Museum Rotterdam, where they would be stored for at least ten years. List of individual...
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Rotterdam Ahoy (formerly known as Ahoy Rotterdam or simply as Ahoy) is a multi-purpose complex with a convention centre and an indoor arena located in...
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Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as EUR, Dutch: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam [eːˌrɑsmʏs ynivɛrsiˌtɛit rɔtərˈdɑm]) is a public research university...
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Kunsthal (redirect from Kunsthal Rotterdam)
space in Rotterdam. It opened in 1992. The museum is situated in the Museumpark of Rotterdam next to the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam, and in the...
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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Rotterdam, Netherlands. ca. 950 - Settlement at the lower end of the fen stream Rotte...
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The fifth SS Rotterdam, also known as "The Grande Dame", is a former ocean liner and cruise ship, and has been a hotel ship in Rotterdam, Netherlands...
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Summer Carnival (redirect from Zomercarnaval Rotterdam)
Carnaval (Dutch: Zomercarnaval) is an annual event in the Dutch city Rotterdam. It mimics the Carnaval of Latin America and the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba...
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The Destroyed City (category Outdoor sculptures in Rotterdam)
whose Rotterdam store was heavily damaged in the German bombing in 1940. A bronze model was exhibited at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam in...
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Kees Moeliker (category Directors of museums in Rotterdam)
October 1960) is a Dutch biologist and director of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. He is also European Bureau Chief of the Annals of Improbable Research...
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observed while he was sitting in his office at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam when he heard the distinctive thud of a bird hitting the glass facade...
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In 1940, Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe during the German invasion of the Netherlands during the Second World War...
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Wereldmuseum (redirect from Museum voor Volkenkunde)
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam (formerly known as the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde) is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands...
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Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort that was built on top of an existing fort...
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Building), popularly called 'The Pot') is an art depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. It is the first publicly accessible art depot in the...
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International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused...
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The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPhO; Dutch: Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam. Its primary venue...
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Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam = De keuze van Peter Greenaway uit de collecties van Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 27/10/91-12/1/92. Rotterdam: Het...
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The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (abbreviated as: RUAS; Dutch: Hogeschool Rotterdam) is a large vocational university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands...
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Line: SS Rotterdam, an ocean liner built in 1959, now a hotel and museum in Rotterdam MS Rotterdam, a cruise ship built in 1997 HNLMS Rotterdam, two ships...
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the city of Ica. Klaas Post, a researcher for the Natural History Museum Rotterdam in the Netherlands, stumbled across them on the final day of a field...
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Rotterdam Records was a Dutch record label founded by Paul Elstak in 1992. It released hardcore and gabber music. It stopped in 2012 and restarted again...
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Jonneke Jobse, Ruud Schenk, P. Struycken, exh. cat. Groninger Museum, Rotterdam: Groninger Museum, Groningen/NAi Publishers, 2007, ISBN 9789056626068 (English)...
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Maannacht — Centraal Museum Utrecht. Retrieved 23 February 2021. "Collectiestuk: Stadsgezicht Rotterdam: Canal à Rotterdam". Museum Rotterdam - van de stad (in...
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Diergaarde Blijdorp (redirect from Rotterdam Zoo)
ˈblɛidɔrp]; lit. '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...
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