Nieuwe Werk
Stately riverside quarter of white-plastered townhouses around a curved yacht harbour.
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This guide to the Nieuwe Werk in Rotterdam starts on the river side of the Westzeedijk, a spot that once flooded regularly and served as meadow, bleaching field and garden-shed land. It follows city architect Willem Nicolaas Rose, who took charge in eighteen thirty-nine, and the strict building rules he laid on the quarter. Best heard on the Veerhaven quay, where the curve of the harbour has its own story.
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