Wijnhaven and Oude Haven

THE CUBE HOUSES, HET WITTE HUIS

Wijnhaven is an old harbour in the city center of Rotterdam. It is connected to Leuvehaven, that has its own page and Oude Haven, the Old Harbour. At these 2 harbours you can find Het Witte Huis, Europe's first "skyscraper", and Kubuswonung, The Cube Houses with it strange architecture, as well as pubs and ships around the harbour. It is situated between the busy roads Blaak and Maasboulevard.

The skyline of Wijnhaven and Blaak seen from Willemsbrug.

Het Witte Huis, Europe’s first “skyscraper”.

Het Witte Huis was built in 1898 in beaux arts style and has 11 floors. It is a National Heritage site, inspired by American buildings. It is one of the few buildings that survived the bombings.

Oude Haven (Old Harbour) contains some ships, highrises and the famous Cube Houses as well as Het Witte Huis.

“Stockholm” restaurant! It lies next to the water in Ode Haven.

The Cubes Houses are very innovative designed residential buildings in the Old Harbor.

Oude Haven, The Old Harbour.

Old Harbour with Willemsbrug and Het Witte Huis in the background.

The Cube Houses (Kubuswoning) were designed by Piet Blom . It consist of 37  houses that are tilted 45 degrees. They there built between 1978 and 1984.
The complex contains an apartment and a hostel.

The cube homes form a star from below. Each cube contians an apartment, leaning down!

Blaaktoren from 1984 is a highrise that is connected to the cube houses. It has a similar design. The tram pass underneath the cube houses.

An apartment building in similar style next to the Kubuswonung.

Willemswerf. 88m, built 1988. Its striking design was featured in a movie, "Who am I", where Jackie Chan sled down the diagonal glass roof on the side! Maersk has a large office there.

The Red Apple. A postmodern residential skyscraper from 2009. 127m, 40 floors.

The Red Apple. It has a nice design with red parts, hence the name.

A new highrise in Wijnhaven.

Grote Kerk (Great Church). Also called Sint-Laurenskerk.

Wijnhaven with its picturesque buildings. It was very hot this day.

Wijinhaeve is a 25-storey highrise built in 2008.

Willemsbrug, a large bridge that goes from Nordereiland to Wijnhaven and Oude Haven, part of the city center.