Willemstoren

Willemstoren is an apartment building in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Willemstoren is situated nearby to the apartment building Hoge Erasmus, as well as near the government office GGD.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wereldmuseum Rotterdam and Erasmusbrug.

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 280 metres south of Willemstoren.

Erasmusbrug

Bridge

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The Erasmusbrug is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of the city. Erasmusbrug is situated 340 metres east of Willemstoren.

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 740 metres northwest of Willemstoren.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scheepvaartkwartier and Wilhelminapier.

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.