The Destroyed City

Close to the Maritime Museum, there is a small square with a sculpture in the square. The building behind it is the University of Applied Sciences in Rotterdam. The theme of the sculpture is called the destroyed city to commemorate the bombing of May 14, 1940, so this square is called 1940 Square. The sculpture was created in 1953 by a Frenchman and is now a national monument in the Netherlands.

Stepping into Rotterdam, it is like being in a new big city. Its urban construction plan is implemented in accordance with the new layout after the Second World War. The buildings are basically newly built after the war. The appearance is novel and chic. Most of them are Western European style.

This is an old city especially famous in Rotterdam, France, and it is worth a good visit.