Historic Cities
Explore Rotterdam in 1935
AI rebuilds Rotterdam street by street, and you explore through it in your browser.
Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction
Rotterdam: The Maas Metropolis, 1935
In 1935 Rotterdam is a dense, working port city where steamliners, cranes and warehouse barges press against a medieval core of canals, gabled façades and narrow streets. The walk moves from the river approach through docks, sailor cafés and markets into the civic Coolsingel and finishes at the city's market and exchange quarter.
23 scenes, 15 streets, squares and views, 8 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Rotterdam as it stood in 1935 (“Timeline of Rotterdam”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Nieuwe Maas Approach
- 2. Willemsbrug
- 3. Katendrecht Quay
- ↳ Katendrecht Dance Hall · interior
- 4. Boompjes Quay
- ↳ Shipping Booking Hall · interior
- 5. Waalhaven Grain Elevators
- ↳ Grain Elevator Engine Room · interior
- 6. Schiedamsedijk
- ↳ Harbour Café on the Dijk · interior
- 7. Delfshaven
- ↳ Distillery Stillroom · interior
- 8. Hoogstraat
- 9. Witte Huis and Oude Haven
- 10. Leuvehaven
- 11. Oude Binnenweg
- 12. Laurenskerk
- ↳ Laurenskerk Nave · interior
- 13. Blaak Fish Market
- 14. Coolsingel — City Hall and Bijenkorf
- ↳ Marble Stair · interior
- ↳ Bijenkorf Sales Floor · interior
- 15. Beursplein and Exchange