Westerlaantoren

Westerlaantoren is a building in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Westerlaantoren is situated nearby to the memorial Wilhelmina, as well as near the government office Consulate General of Morocco.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Euromast and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam.

Euromast

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Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. Euromast is situated 540 metres west of Westerlaantoren.

Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Museum

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The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1883 and shows more than 1800 ethnographic objects from various cultures in Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and the Islamic heritage. Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is situated 490 metres northeast of Westerlaantoren.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Museum

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Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from its two most important donors, Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is situated 1 km north of Westerlaantoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scheepvaartkwartier and Katendrecht.

Scheepvaartkwartier

Neighborhood

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The Scheepvaartkwartier or Nieuwe Werk is a neighborhood located on the banks of the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Scheepvaartkwartier is among the top 20 wealthiest neighborhoods in the Netherlands.

Katendrecht

Quarter

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Katendrecht is a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas. It is located between the Rijnhaven and the Maashaven. Katendrecht was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1874, when it merged with Charlois.