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About Rotterdam

Population

617,347 in city
1,600,000 in metro

Size

208 km² (80 mi²)

Altitude

4.4 m

Rotterdam is known as one of the major seaports in the world. During the Second World War almost the complete centre of the city was destroyed. After the war the city was reconstructed in a modern way, and modern architecture is now one of Rotterdam’s trademarks. Although the first high rise building in Rotterdam was already built in 1898 (Het Witte Huis), the high-rise boom since 1990 is responsible for the current skyline. In recent years Rotterdam is very successful with the construction of residential towers.

Zones

Brainpark III (2), Kop van Zuid (23), Lloydpier (5), Müllerpier (4)

Boroughs

Centrum (126), Charlois (20), Delfshaven (24), Feijenoord (13), Hillegersberg-Schiebroek (9), Hoek van Holland (3), Hoogvliet (21), IJsselmonde (40), Kralingen-Crooswijk (28), Noord (9), Overschie (2), Pernis (1), Prins Alexander (50)

Metro Cities

Capelle aan den IJssel, Dordrecht, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Maassluis, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Vlaardingen

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
594	All Buildings
495	existing
20	under construction
28	planned
38	unbuilt
13	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Maastoren	541 ft	2010
2	New Orleans	520 ft	2010
3	Gebouw Delftse Poort 1	497 ft	1992
4	De Rotterdam	496 ft	2013
5	Millennium Tower	489 ft	2000

Building types

No.	Type
385	high-rise building
87	low-rise building
46	skyscraper
20	chimney
7	building with towers
7	bridge
6	windmill
6	church
5	sculpture
4	hall
4	lighthouse
2	telecommunications tower
2	observation tower
2	stadium
2	mosque
2	house
1	monument
1	airport tower
1	water tower
1	subterranean building
1	silo
1	open-air structure
1	tunnel

Other buildings

No.	Type
23	Famous buildings
90	Buildings with construction images