Post-war reconstruction Community Rotterdam

This website tells the story of the post-war reconstruction of Rotterdam. Discover historical and contemporary stories about neighbourhoods, important monuments and personal stories.

Post-War Reconstruction

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Het vergeten bombardement

Een ooggetuigenverslag van het geallieerde vergissingsbombardement op 31 maart 1943, het vergeten bombardement, van Martin Landman.

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Surgeon in Meent’s post-war architecture

Robin von Weiler talks about how he got involved in Meent and his passion for the street he calls an open-air museum of post-war reconstruction architecture.

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De Heuvel still builds bridges

Irene Smit is the chairwoman of the Heuvel Foundation and talks passionately about the post-war reconstruction monument

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No time to dwell on the past

The Van Zijps lived through the reconstruction of Rotterdam, and also through its bombardment. After the war the built up their lives again quickly.

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Lijnbaan shopping precinct

In the post-war years the Lijnbaan marked a revolution in urban design. Instead of shops with housing above along both sides of a street of traffic, such as Hoogstraat, the Lijnbaan shops lined pedestrian promenades.

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National Monuments

Centraal Bureau voor de Arbeidsvoorziening SVZ

Toen de Centrale voor Arbeidsvoorziening werd gesticht en er tussen havenwerkers en het havenbedrijf een andere verhouding ontstond ontstonden plannen voor een kantoorgebouw. Vlakbij het hoofdkantoor van de SVZ aan de Pieter de Hoochstraat, om de hoek aan de Westzeedijk werd in 1964 het Centraal Bureau geopend.

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Parkflat Residential Building

At the corner of the Westzeedijk and Kievitslaan, close to Parc Zocher, is the Parkflat residential building, designed by architect Groosman in 1958.

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Municipal Monuments

Nationale Levensverzekerings Bank office building

The Nationale Levensverzekering Bank building on Boompjes was only slightly damaged in the war, but it was still decided to build a new structure on Schiekade.

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Post-war reconstruction Community Rotterdam

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Het vergeten bombardement

Surgeon in Meent’s post-war architecture

De Heuvel still builds bridges

No time to dwell on the past

Buildings

Lijnbaan shopping precinct

Centraal Bureau voor de Arbeidsvoorziening SVZ

Parkflat Residential Building

Nationale Levensverzekerings Bank office building

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