Photo credits : foto: R. Keus
05-07-2024
On July 6, 2024, The Rotterdam Eye Hospital will celebrate its 150th anniversary. On that same day in 1874, The Eye Hospital opened its doors on Nadorststraat in Rotterdam to welcome its first patients with eye problems. 150 years later, the vision of its founders is still deeply rooted in the hospital’s current culture. A…
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Photo credits : Vlaggenparade
27-02-2024
The World Shorttrack Championships are coming to the Netherlands again! From March 15-17, the worldwide top of shorttrack will compete for world titles in Rotterdam Ahoy. After the 2021 edition was forcibly shifted to the sports boulevard in Dordrecht, Rotterdam Ahoy will host a World Shorttrack Championships in 2024, just like in 2017. The Flag…
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Photo credits : Faber Vlaggen
10-02-2024
The Rotterdam flag has been green and white since the Middle Ages. The green refers to the Hof van Wena (a Rotterdam castle from 1306) and the white symbolizes the Rotte River. The colors green and white have been the same since the Middle Ages, but the number of stripes on flag has often changed…
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