Van Nelle Factory
A former tea, coffee and tobacco factory on the Schie in Rotterdam, built between 1925 and 1931 to a design by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt. Its glass curtain walls make it a leading example of modernist and functionalist architecture, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.9228, 4.4336
Get the Van Nelle Factory stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Van Nelle Factory. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Holland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Van Nelle Factory
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 2.9 km
An art museum in Rotterdam's Museumpark, named for its two main donors. Its collection runs from the Middle Ages to the present, with works by Bosch, Rembrandt and Van Gogh and a large design collection.
Euromast 3.0 km
An observation tower in Rotterdam designed by Hugh Maaskant and built between 1958 and 1960 for the Floriade garden show. It is a concrete structure and has been a listed monument since 2010. Its viewing platform looks over the city and the port.
Kunsthal 3.0 km
An art space in Rotterdam that opened in 1992. It has no permanent collection and instead hosts changing exhibitions of art, design, photography and culture. It stands in the Museumpark beside the Natural History Museum.
Markthal 3.7 km
A horseshoe shaped building in Rotterdam with a food market under a huge arched hall. Queen Maxima opened it on 1 October 2014. Besides the market it holds 228 apartments and 4,600 square metres of shops and restaurants.
Cube Houses 3.9 km
A set of tilted cube-shaped homes by the architect Piet Blom, built in Rotterdam and Helmond. They follow the idea of living as an urban roof, giving dense housing while leaving space at street level. The Rotterdam group stands above the Blaak area.
Erasmus Bridge 4.0 km
A cable stayed and bascule bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam, completed in 1996. Its single tilted pylon has given it the nickname The Swan, and it links the city centre with the Kop van Zuid.
Nieuwe Kerk Delft 11 km
A Gothic Protestant church on the Markt in Delft, opposite the town hall. It is the burial place of the House of Orange Nassau, where William the Silent was laid to rest after his murder in 1584, and its tower can be climbed.
Oude Kerk Delft 11 km
A Gothic Protestant church in the old centre of Delft, nicknamed Oude Jan and Scheve Jan. Its 75 metre tower leans noticeably out of line, and the painter Johannes Vermeer is buried inside the church.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in South Holland
Questions
Where is Van Nelle Factory?
Van Nelle Factory is in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (2.9 km), Euromast (3.0 km), Kunsthal (3.0 km).
How do I get the Van Nelle Factory stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Van Nelle Factory and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Holland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Van Nelle Factory before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Holland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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