Cube Houses
Cube Houses is in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Cube Houses is situated nearby to the art gallery Art a la Carte, as well as near the museum Kijk Kubus.Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: housing complex in Rotterdam, the Netherlands by architect Piet Blom
- Also known as: “Cube House”, “Het Blaakse Bos”, “Kubuswoningen”, and “The Blaak Forest”
Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rotterdam Blaak station and Witte Huis.
Rotterdam Blaak station
Railway station
Photo: Andre Engels, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Rotterdam Blaak is a railway and metro station in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Located in the centre of the city, not far from the cube houses and the Markthal, the station is served by trains operating on the Breda–Rotterdam railway between Rotterdam Centraal and Dordrecht.
Witte Huis
Historic building
The Witte Huis or White House is a building and National Heritage Site in Rotterdam, Netherlands, built in 1898 in the Art Nouveau style. The building is 43 m tall, with 10 floors. It was the first hoogbouw in Europe. The building is listed as a Rijksmonument. Witte Huis is situated 210 metres southeast of Cube Houses.
Market Hall
Photo: Exmpletree, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Markthal is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam. The building was opened on October 1, 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Market Hall is situated 270 metres west of Cube Houses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stadsdriehoek and Centrum.
Stadsdriehoek
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Stadsdriehoek is a neighborhood at the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The name Stadsdriehoek refers to the historical triangular form of the city of Rotterdam, which was bordered by the Coolsingel and the Schiedamsevest to the west, the Goudsevest to the northeast, and by the Nieuwe Maas to the south.
Centrum
Centrum is the name of the central area of Rotterdam, being located between the central station in the north and the New Meuse in the south.
Noordereiland
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Photo: Arco Ardon, CC BY 2.0.
Noordereiland is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Noordereiland owes its name to the Noorderhaven which, under the leadership of C.B. van der Tak was dug between 1872 and 1874.
Cube Houses
- Categories: Cube House and tourism
- Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.92039° or 51° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
4.49013° or 4° 29′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F36WFCR+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 34051054OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q42153772
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Papiamento—“Cube Houses” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kubuswoningen (Rotterdam)”
- Dutch: “Kubuswoningen Rotterdam”
- Dutch: “Kubuswoningen”
- German: “Kubus-Häuser”
- German: “Kubushaus (Rotterdam)”
- German: “Kubushaus”
- German: “Kubushäuser”
- Papiamento: “Casnan cubo”
- Papiamento: “Kasnan kubo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Art a la Carte and Kijk Kubus.
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