Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.