[cityskyscrapers]

Photos taken 13/19/20/22/28/31 July 2009 and 1 Aug 2009.

1. Van Brienenoord Bridge, Netherlands' longest single span bridge. Actually two separate arch bridges next to each other, the one at the right from 1965 and the other bridge added in 1990.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907131164bb.jpg

2. One of the city harbors for pleasure boats.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907131169bb.jpg

3. Neigboring Ridderkerk municipality.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907131183bb.jpg

4. House boats in the Bergpolder district.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907191306bb.jpg

5. View from streetcar viaduct.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907191323bb.jpg

6.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907191334bb.jpg

7. In 1972 this was Netherland's first KFC.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907191361bb.jpg

8. Old quarters of the Overschie district, the corner house dates from 1657 and nowadays houses a bridge operator who remotely controls several of the canal's bridges.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201401bb.jpg

9.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201427bb.jpg

10. Highway interchange.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201440bb.jpg

11.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201454bb.jpg

12. Public sport facilities.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201473bb.jpg

13.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201488bb.jpg

14.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201498bb.jpg

15.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201513bb.jpg

16. Temporary entrance to the Central Train Station.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201535bb.jpg

17. Central Train Station, the blue cabins are part of the temporary station facilities.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907201542bb.jpg

18. One of world's largest cruise ships, the Queen Mary 2.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907222886bb.jpg

19. QM2 with at the left the Europoint trio towers from 1975.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907222961bb.jpg

20. Kralingseveer district.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907281573bb.jpg

21.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907281581bb.jpg

22. Oost-Kralingen district.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907281659bb.jpg

23.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907281671bb.jpg

24. Crooswijk district.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907311695bb.jpg

25.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907311730bb.jpg

26.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907311739bb.jpg

27. Public sport facilities.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907311757bb.jpg

28. Mural at a former Heineken's brewery office.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200907311806bb.jpg

29. Prinsenland district.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011814bb.jpg

30.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011821bb.jpg

31.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011859bb.jpg

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http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011863bb.jpg

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http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011865bb.jpg

34.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011882bb.jpg

35.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011886bb.jpg

36.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011894bb.jpg

37. Garbage collector uses a remote control to grab and empty garbage containers.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011909bb.jpg

38.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011911bb.jpg

39. Big concrete island as art work, intended to mark Netherland's lowest point...
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011928bb.jpg

40. ...but the lowest point was officially measured a few miles further, still this location is 6.25 meters (20.5 feet) below sea level.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011949bb.jpg

41. From 1974 to 1989 this was Rotterdam's highest apartment building.
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011957bb.jpg

[Tom In Chicago]

Excellent photos. . .

[cabasse]

the blue car in the last photo is a nissan nx (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa219/sexygazza/a7f4_1_b.jpg) - what i drive. mine's white and has a gt28rs (disco potato) turbo added by the previous owner though :P don't see too many of them in the states!

great photos. rotterdam has been one of my favorite cities for quite some time now.

[UrbanPlannerr]

lol I like these funny looking trees in the middle left, they have a few of them in winnipeg http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200908011859bb.jpg