Rotterdam City Guide: 20 Projects to Discover in Netherlands’ Maritime Hub

Rotterdam cityscape. Image © Frans Blok via ShutterstockOften referred to as the “Manhattan on the Maas,” Rotterdam is a city unlike any other in the Netherlands. The Dutch metropolis with its striking skyline, tells a unique architectural narrative with chapters filled with the rubble of the devastating bombings of World War II, followed by a story of reconstruction that transformed the city into a hub for experimental architecture and urban planning. Today a mosaic of architec