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| River Maas |
When I saw this I wondered what the large building was in the centre. Another of the postcards soon told me.
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| Het Witte Huis (The White House) |
The White House was one of the few buildings in central Rotterdam to survive the German bombing campaigns in WWII. It was built in 1898; I found this photo of it in the American Library of Congress,
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| Het Witte Huis - 1900 |
And a much more recent picture too of what has become a National Heritage Site.
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| Het Witte Huis Rijksmonument 2007 |
(Photo by F Eveleens - CC BY 3.0 unported license)
Rob from Amersfoort kindly gave me this lnk to an old map in my previous post on Rotterdam - http://www.engelfriet.net/Alie/Hans/stadsplattegrond1897.jpg
If you view and enlarge the map The White House is situated on the end curve of 'Haven; above the Maas Hotel (in red) where there appears to be a letter 'E'.
4 comments:
Hi Bob .. so interesting to see the building over the years - so pleased they've kept it as a National Heritage site ..
Love interesting history .. hope you have a good weekend .. not too much snow! - Hilary
That’s a very imposing building. I’ve never been to Rotterdam :)
I'm glad such a building wonder survived the bombing of the war. Nice to meet you from A to Z.
Those postcards are gorgeous..wish I can have those around here..
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