Tour of the Van Nelle Factory: industrial icon in Rotterdam

Nature and industry, they lie side by side in this region. And that often produces beautiful pictures! For example, you will pass one of the most important industrial monuments in the Netherlands: the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building was completed in 1930. It is considered a groundbreaking icon of the famous Dutch modernism, in which light, air and space form the starting point. The architecture is not the only reason for the appointment: with this building, the then director also wanted to improve the working conditions for his staff. Nowadays, the factory houses all kinds of companies in the field of media and design. In Schiedam you will see even more industrial heritage, in the old ports and gin warehouses.