The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

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

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

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 bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

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