Rotterdam was named the cultural capital of Europe for 2001. Because Rotterdam was heavily bombed during WW2, most of the original centre got demolished. The result after reconstruction has been a town featuring ultra-modern architecture next to older buildings from the 17th century. One of the most prominent pieces of modern architecture are the cube-houses by Piet Blom. The whole 'Blaak' area features many pieces of modern architectureRecently a new bridge was built in Rotterdam. It's nicknamed 'De Zwaan' (The Swan) and is visible from miles around.with thousands of luxury hotels, apartments, pensionen,ideal for congresses kongresse ,incentives, messen,car rentals autovermietungen, urlaub, reiseagenturen,werbung,advertisment,last minute flights,aviaton, airlines inbound,outbound, touroperators,vacation rentals,holiday regions, vehicle rentals, conventions, travel agencies,autoverleih,mietwagen,unterkünfte,reisebüros,fluglinen,reiseagenturen,rent a cars, yachting agencies,advertising,banner adds,web design,cruises,shipping agencices, convensions,ticketing