Rotterdam Old Port 1350s | 20220124

Rotterdam Old Port 1350s | 20220124 | 1-memo•com | Classic ships in the Oude Haven (aka Oudehaven , Old Port) built around 1350 in Rotterdam. On the quay Europe’s first skyscraper, the ‘Witte Huis’ – White House – built in 1898 by Willem Molenbroek in the Art Nouveau style – a 10-storey building – 43 meter ( 140 ft ) tall – at the time an unprecedented height in Europe.
One of the few buildings that survived the German bombing of Rotterdam in World War II – aka the Rotterdam Blitz.

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White House 1898 | 20220114

White House 1898 | 20220114 | 1-memo•com | Europe’s first skyscraper the ‘Witte Huis’ – or White House at the Old Port (Oudehaven) yesterday in Rotterdam , Holland, designed by Willem Molenbroek in the Art Nouveau style – a 10-storey building , 43 meter that is 140 ft tall, at the time an unprecedented height in Europe.
One of the few buildings that survived the German bombing of Rotterdam in World War II – aka the Rotterdam Blitz.