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A detail of the array of ventilation shafts of an underground parking on the Wilhelminapier (the New Orleans high rise in the BG), an integral part of the Kop Zuid urban restructuring project, which transformed a former delipidated harbour area into a lively residential recreative and creative industry and living quarter.

This is pic is a part of the 'The taming of the shrew' album - shots captured with the all manual Samyang 84 1,4 lens, again focussed wide open.

This is number 51 of the Taming of the shrew and 856 of the Minimalism / explict Graphism album.

Evening with light trails at the illuminated windmills of Kinderdijk (Unesco World Heritage) by Frans Sellies

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Rotterdam Heijplaat by Bart van Damme

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Heijplaat, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.

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In Katendrecht (UF 301) by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Katendrecht, De Pols, Groene Kaap facades (uncut)

After the Rotterdam harbour activities were moved to the outer ring of the Rotterdam agglomeration in the 80s, the Katendrecht quarter is, at last, undergoing a massive redevelopment.

There are now terraced houses and apartment buildings and a school on the southern edge (the Maashaven side) of Katendrecht, where the Hanno freight terminal was. Shown here are Katendrecjt facades, amongst which the ´Groene Kaap (2021, Bureau Massa)

Shot with the Lumix LX7 (in 3>1 HDR mode) with the tiltable LVF2 electronic viewfinder mounted.

This is number 295 of the Urban Frontiers album and 71 of Facades.

Rotterdam Maasvlakte by Bart van Damme

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Maasvlakte, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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St. 2454 Crew + lege (HSL) dieselolietrein by Durk Houtsma - Archive

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9 Januari 2021 - Nadat de lege set bij Koole Minerals was geplaatst, en gelijk voor Koole al een deel op het linker laadspoor, werd de vertrekkende trein samengesteld en aangekoppeld. Hier staat de 2454 te wachten tot er vertrokken kan worden naar emplacement Pernis, alwaar de HSL 186 383 de trein naar Kijfhoek zal brengen.

Pernis by Bart van Damme

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Pernis, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Dutch mill by ♥ Annieta 

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Haastrecht (NL), 28 maart 2025

De huidige molen heeft twee voorgangers gehad, op dezelfde plek. De eerste, een wipmolen, werd gebouwd in de periode 1532 – 1578. Deze molen werd in 1739 vervangen door een achtkante, rietgedekte molen, die echter in 1873 door brand verloren ging. Opnieuw volgde herbouw; dit werd de huidige ronde stenen molen.

In 2005 kocht het Zuid-Hollands Landschap het monument, met steun van duizenden donateurs (ook wel Beschermers genoemd).

In 2010 begon de transformatie van de molenstomp. Naast veel herstelwerk werden de kap, wieken en staart aangebracht. Een enorme operatie. Sinds 2011 draait de molen weer.

Een eeuw lang stond de molen voor paal, tot in 2018. Een feestelijk moment, toen maalde de molen voor het eerst weer water uit de Vlist in de Hooge Boezem!

Rijksmonument nr. 527402

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Checking out pick-up use cases @ the Migration museum by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Katendrecht, Wilhelminapier, Migratiemuseum, Pick-up use cases, People (cut from all sides)

I mentioned the Peugeot 404 pick-up as a well-known (African) migration vehicle two times (and showed one here). In this artwork, an artist (I alas forgot to record the relevant information tablet) played with the migration truck (not all of them are Peugeot’s) and recreated some use cases.

This is number 321 of Museum and 500 of Interiors.

Scheveningen by Bart van Damme

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Scheveningen, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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ZOMER IN ZUID-HOLLAND || DUTCH MEADOW by Anne-Miek Bibbe

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for happy smile on Saturday 'MEADOWS AND FIELDS'

Oude Tonge by Bart van Damme

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Oude Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Scheveningen by Bart van Damme

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Scheveningen, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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In 2012 the developments of the new Scheveningen boulevard were still in full swing.

Rotterdam Maasvlakte II by Bart van Damme

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Maasvlakte II, Rotterdam harbour & industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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In 2013 Maasvlakte II was still in its very early stages.

Rotterdam Botlek by Bart van Damme

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Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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E.B.S. [European Bulk Services] were so kind to allow me to shoot on their premises.

extra trein by Peter Velthoen

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SNCF 7107 met NMBS rijtuigen

Dordrecht

Zuid-Holland

Nederland

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23-7-1989

Two of the class are notable for setting world rail speed records: CC 7121 reaching 243 kilometres per hour (151 mph) on 21 February 1954, and CC 7107 reaching 331 kilometres per hour (206 mph) on 28/29 March 1955.

Rotterdam Maasvlakte by Bart van Damme

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Maasvlakte, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Highrise policy in overdrive by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland,Rotterdam,Cerntre, Wijnhaveneiland, The red apple, Two other high rises (uncut)

In the 80s it had become evident that the strictly functionalistic urban design of the city centre of post 2nd world war Rotterdam didn't cut it any more. In the first post-war decades, it did enhance functionality, offering a clear break from the congestion and other development problems of the pre-war city centre. And its morphology offered the symbolism of a brave new world. But due to the post-war social-economic boom and the rise of consumerism, the strict segregation of living, business and administration made the city heart feel like a place that didn't seem to live and breathe.

It was simply too high on business and too low on living and recreation. One of the programs to rectify this was the R'dam high rise policy - the insertion of a series of high-density up-market apartment buildings in and near the city centre. The Red Apple (KCAP Architecten & Jan des Bouvrie) is one of them. Apart from the verticalism, a prominent design feature of the Red Apple is the red aluminium facade cladding.

The three highrise look to be part of the same block, but no, there's of course spatial compression at play here.

This is number 304 of the Urban Frontiers album and 74 of Facades.

Rotterdam Maasvlakte by Bart van Damme

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Maasvlakte, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Dog - Nieuwe Waterweg - Hoek van Holland by Jan de Neijs

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The Hague Binckhorst by Bart van Damme

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Binckhorst industrial area, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Staircase - Kunstmuseum The Hague by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Den Haag, Kunstmuseum, Staircase, Wall Drawing no. 373 (Soll Lewitt) (uncut)

A part of Soll LeWit's Wall Drawing number 373: Lines in Four Directions (equal spacing on an unequal wall) covers the iconic grand staircase of The Kunstmuseum Den Haag (Formerly the Gemeente museum (Municipal Art museum, (1935 H.P. Berlage).

Shown here is not the entire Le Witt graphic. The museum states the following about him and the giant Wall drawing:

Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) is one of the founders of conceptual art and American Minimal Art. Minimal art aims to establish a relationship with the immediate environment using the simplest possible means. In doing so, the artist prefers to use simple, possibly found materials. LeWitt's wall drawings and sculptures are world-famous, as is his radical view that an idea for a work of art is more important than its execution. For example, he designs his wall drawings himself but has them executed by a team of assistants. In the 1960s, this conceptual thinking was a direct break with the past and an attack on the age-old principle of the artist as an individual genius.

In 1983, the museum acquired Wall drawing no. 373 by LeWitt. The drawing consists of parallel black and grey stripes. The diagonal and vertical lines run in four different directions and emphasize the height of the staircase in the Berlage building. In the spirit of conceptual art, LeWitt draws a diagram with instructions and leaves the execution to his assistants. Not the artist but his team travels to the destination to create the wall drawing: comparable to an architect who never actually executes a building himself. LeWitt created the design after receiving the technical specifications of the wall where his artwork was to be placed, along with photos and floor plans. He relies entirely on his team for the execution.

The artist also makes a certificate for the buyer of the work in which he records the idea for the drawing. This makes it possible to re-execute the drawing later. If the wall drawing itself disappears, for example, through overpainting, the artwork still exists as an idea on paper. This wall drawing was restored in 2000 after it had been painted over during the renovation of the building. In gratitude for the restoration, the artist donated a new series of wall drawings to the museum.

Sol LeWitt and the Kunstmuseum have a long history together. In 1968, the museum organized the first Minimal Art exhibition in Europe. Two years later, LeWitt's first solo museum exhibition in Europe followed. Since then, various works by the artist have been added to the museum collection. Examples include the five geometric shapes on the façade of KM21 and the murals in the hall of the Kunstmuseum.

Sol Le Witt's Wall Drawing No 1084 at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, in its dynamic social context, is here.

This is number 308 of the Museum album and 1583 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism.

Rotterdam Europoort by Bart van Damme

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Caland Canal, Europoort Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Caland Canal Windbreak [1750 meters long, 25 meters high] by architect Maarten Struijs.

Hillekop (UF 317) by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, Hillekop, Hillekopplein, Hillekop, Pow Wow Mural, Janis de Man (cut from T & slightly cut ftom L)

The neo-modernist Hillekop residential building designed in 1989 by Francien Houben with Erick van Egeraat (Mecanoo). It's a social housing edifice, realized for Stichting Tuinstad Zuidwijk (now: Hef Wonen). The mural is 'Pow wow', created by Janis de Man.

Shot with a Sigma 20-40 f/2,8 EX DG lens. One gotta love those bright Sigma DG vintage lenses. This one had just arrived after being send thru a series of DHL logistic hubs in Yokohama, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Leipzig and Amsterdam.

This number 31`7 of the Urban frontiers album and 64 of Graffiti / street art.

Rotterdamse Daken Dagen 2023 / Bovenop Zuid by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Zuidplen, Rotterdamse DakenDagen/Bovenop Zuid (uncut).

Captured during the Bovenop Zuid roof walk, on the roof of the ZuidPlein shopping mall, shot towards subway station Zuidplein and the centre of Rotterdam.

The walk is street-art rich and fascinating. The swirling lines of the floor painting ('Z-A (Zuid al het andere)') are from Ilke Gers (member of the Opperclaes collective), and the photos (Rotterdam kids at a boxing school) from Marwan Magroun.

The other artist(collectives) showcased @ Bovenop Zuid are: here.

Dutch Steigers again realized the scaffolding. The nature of the construction material sometimes adds a fairground type of thrill. The supporting towers are iron, and the walkway planks are aluminium, and they sometimes nicely sag a bit while walking on them.

The context: "In modern cities, miles of unused flat rooftops await a new function. In Rotterdam alone, there are over 18 square kilometres of unused flat roofs. That must change, and the rooftops can provide the space to realize the housing challenge, energy transition, climate change and inclusiveness in cities". Text: from the Dakendagen website.

By the way: Hurry, Bovenop Zuid closes on June 30.

This is number 8 of Rotterdamse Daken Dagen 2022 & 2023.

Rotterdam by Bart van Damme

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Rotterdam Rijnhaven, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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De Schie penitentiary institution by Carel Weeber

Rotterdam Schouwburgplein by Bart van Damme

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Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Rotterdam Botlek by Bart van Damme

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Botlek, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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The old Botlek bridge still in front of the new one. The old one was demolished in May this year.

Samba lanço @ the Rotterdam Marathon 2021 by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, Laan op Zuid, Marathon 2021, Samba lanço (cut from T)

One of the signs that normalcy has indeed returned in the twilight of the dreadful C19 pandemic, is the return of the Rotterdam Marathon. it was pushed backwards (from April to October) after the cancelling of the 2020 edition.

One of the attractions of the marathon are the music groups. Shown here is the Samba lanço brass band, shot on the Laan op Zuid.

This is number 39 of the Rotterdam Marathon album.

Katwijk aan Zee by Bart van Damme

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Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Container ships often stay here for months, waiting for the best prices for their cargo, waiting to enter the Rotterdam harbour.

VOX AMALIA - Beerkanaal - Maasvlakte by Jan de Neijs

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VOX AMALIA (IMO: 9768588) is a Hopper Dredger and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands.

It’s carrying capacity is 30392 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 8.9 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 158 meters and her width is 36 meters.

Rotterdam Waalhaven by Bart van Damme

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Waalhaven, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Rotterdam Waalhaven by Bart van Damme

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Waalhaven, Rotterdam industrial area, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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Boston / De Rotterdam by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam Zuid, Kop van Zuid, Wilhelminapier, Boston, Balconies (cropped from all sides).

One of the recent residential highrises of the Wilhelminapier (Boston(Van Dongen-Koschuch) flags the omnipresence of OMA/Rem Koolhaas. De Rotterdam. Well, the dreary light brown textured brick (this type of brick is the bane of contemporary architecture) facade sorely needs it.

Shot with the vintage diminutive Lumix GF3 MFT system cam - continuing my curious lenses & cameras exploration.

This is number 1075 of Minimalism / explicit graphism and 560 of Rotterdam architecture.

RDM Campus - outside the Machine hall by AurelioZen

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Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Tuindorp Heijplaat, RDM Campus, Machinery (uncut)

Time for some hard-boiled tech graphisms. This one was captured at the RDM ship yard, just outside the former Machine hall. The red and yellow structure seems to be part of an industrial ventilation system.

The machine hall was a production facility of the former RDM shipyard on Heijplaat. After the bankruptcy of the yard and many years of dereliction and mixed-use, it's redeveloped (together with the administration and some other buildings) as the RDM Campus with the Port of Rotterdam (Havenbedrijf), Hogeschool Rotterdam and ROC Albedacollege as prime movers. The latter two are also in the role of user.

For in-depth critical information about the history and redevelopment of the RDM, check out 'RDM, architectuur-historische verkenningen' (2005) by Crimson architectural historians here

This is number 14 of the RDM album and 1498 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism.

Dog - Nieuwe Waterweg - Hoek van Holland by Jan de Neijs

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Rotterdam Pernis by Bart van Damme

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Pernis, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

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