🏛️ Van Nellefabriek

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The former Van Nelle Factory on the Schie in Rotterdam, is considered a prime example of the modernist and functionalist architecture. It has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. Soon after it was built, prominent architects described the factory as "the most beautiful spectacle of the modern age" and "a poem in steel and glass".

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Van Nellefabriek is a cultural World Heritage site in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Van Nellefabriek was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Schokland and Surroundings · Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout · Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao · Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) · Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) · Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) · Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht · Dutch Water Defence Lines · Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker.

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