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Some Facts about Rotterdam by Lucas Ashton
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Rotterdam is the second largest
city of Netherlands. It has one of the world's busiest and largest ports.
The port of Rotterdam is second largest port just behind Shanghai. The
name Rotterdam derives from a dam in the Rotte River. The port of Rotterdam
served as a major trade point for the East India Company during the 18th
Century.
 The
construction of Shipping Canal in around 1350 provided Holland greater
access to the various parts of Europe. This made Rotterdam a local trans-shipment
center between Holland, England and Germany.
After Second World War, the
Holland made tremendous growth in the field of navigation and ship building.
Rotterdam has always been one of the major centers of ship building for
Holland. They become pioneers in reclaiming of land from sea i.e. making
dams, powerhouses and anti flood systems on the sea.
 Daring
and new styles of apartments, office buildings and recreation facilities
resulted in a more livable city center with a new skyline. The development
of Dutch as the business centre was pioneered by Kop van Zuid in early
1990's. Rotterdam is the home of consumer giant Unilever, and the Mittal
The Grand Depart of the
2010 Tour De France was hosted in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a great metropolitan
city that attracts people from all over the world and hence is a perfect
place to host such events.
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