Inner city

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.

• Buildings
• National Monuments

Lijnbaan apartment buildings

The layout of the Lijnbaan, which separates shops and apartments, paved the way for a new concept of urban living: high-rise blocks arranged around green courts.

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Gabo's Untitled

• Art
• National Monuments

Expeditiehoven en straten

In opdracht van de dienst Stadsontwikkeling van de Gemeente Rotterdam heeft Platform Wederopbouw Rotterdam een verkenning van de Rotterdamse expeditiehoven en –straten uitgevoerd.

• General

Ben Maltha Garage / Sint Lucia Female Teacher Training College

In 1958 a remarkable and unusual combination on a remarkable and unusual site, right behind Lijnbaan opens. Garage Ben Maltha is topped by a catholic teacher training college St. Lucia. The building has its main facade and entrance onto a service street.

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• National Monuments

Hilton Hotel

Late 1953 newspapers announced that the famous Hilton Hotel Organization decided to build a hotel in Rotterdam.

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• National Monuments