Luchtpark Hofbogen / Tuin op Hofbogen
Rooftop park atop a former railway station, with picnic lawns, art sheep and volunteer-run vegetable beds.
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This guide to Luchtpark Hofbogen in Rotterdam climbs onto the roof of Station Hofplein, where trains once left on the first electrified railway line in the Netherlands. It follows what the city did with that rooftop once the trains were gone: picnic lawns, volunteer vegetable beds, silent cinema nights and a set of house rules that tried to keep the fun in check. Best heard at the foot of the yellow staircase beside the Luchtsingel footbridge.
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