De Doelen

De Doelen is a concert venue and convention centre in , . It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 at the outset of World War II.
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: concert hall in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: de Doelen
  • Address: Kruisstraat 2, Rotterdam

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schouwburgplein and Rotterdam Centraal railway station.

Square
Photo: Steinbach, Public domain.
Theatre Square is a plaza situated in the heart of the city of , and is flanked by the municipal theatre, concert hall, restaurants, and cafes. is situated 150 metres southeast of De Doelen.

Railway station
Rotterdam Centraal station is the main railway station of the city in , Netherlands. The station received an average of 112,000 passengers daily in 2019. is situated 410 metres northwest of De Doelen.

Theater building
Photo: Gerardus, Public domain.
is a theatre in in . The first theatre was constructed in 1773–1774. It was replaced by a second structure in stone in 1852. is situated 250 metres southeast of De Doelen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include C.S. kwartier and Centrum.

Neighborhood
is the central neighborhood of , , immediately surrounding Rotterdam Centraal Station. The neighborhood has access to a major harbor in Rotterdam, and is also called the Central District of Rotterdam.

is the name of the central area of , being located between the central station in the north and the New Meuse in the south.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of , adjacent to the city center. The neighborhood was created in the late 19th century when the territory of the district belonged to the then municipality .

De Doelen

Latitude
51.92205° or 51° 55′ 19″ north
Longitude
4.47269° or 4° 28′ 22″ east
Inception
1966
Open location code
9F36WFCF+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10617829822
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Wiki­data ID
Q2237396
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“De Doelen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 多倫音樂廳
  • Dutch: De Doelen
  • Dutch: rijksmonumentnummer 532212
  • French: De Doelen
  • Ido: De Doelen
  • Japanese: デ・トゥーレン
  • Japanese: デ・ドゥーレン
  • Norwegian Bokmål: De Doelen
  • Norwegian: De Doelen
  • Spanish: De Doelen
  • Swedish: De Doelen
  • De Doelen

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