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发表于 2016-7-9 23:18:47 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
  Rotterdam (Netherlands)
          The Netherlands Architecture Institute is much more than a museum. It is a
cultural institution, open to the general public, that concerns itself in a
variety of ways with architecture, urban design and spatial planning.
          The resilient(本意指有弹力的,迅速恢复精力的)port city of Rotterdam has come back from the
dark days of World War II, reborn as a modern metropolis from the ashes of the
German bombing raids in 1940. The bombing virtually destroyed the port and
harbor areas, which were rebuilt, however, with modern facilities that gave it
an edge(优势)over older ports. Today, Rotterdam is the major terminus (终点港)not
only for shipping produce and other goods from Europe; it"s also the world"s
most important oil terminal (集散地), with five major oil refineries(炼油厂)located at
the port.
          The city"s reconstruction also gave a new generation of Dutch architects a
chance to build on their talents. The result: A cityscape (都市风景)alive with the
kinds of quirky (古怪的) constructions more commonly found in newer cities like
Miami. Piet Blom"s Picasso-esque cubist (立体主义的;立体派画家的)houses at the Blaakse Bos
are local landmarks of weirdness, where furnishings have to be adapted to the
tilted(倾斜的,翘起的)structures. The new Netherlands Architectuurinstitute
(即Architecture Institute)showcases the best of Dutch design, while the
Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum offers a world-class collection of modern art and
earlier masterpieces.
          These houses in the Blaak were designed as cubes resting on vertices of
poles. They look like trees, hence the name Blaakse Bos (wood). They are also
called cube or pole houses.
          Though Rotterdam"s one-time harbor, the Oude Haven, was decimated(被毁灭)by
the bombing, the medieval Grote Kerk was lovingly rebuilt by the locals. And in
front of the church, the 1622 bronze statue of Erasmus (born in Rotterdam in
1469) still holds court. The former harbor itself has become a maritime museum.
At the nearby Leuvehaven harbor, the Prins Hendrik Maritime Museum traces the
city"s watery heritage. Also moored(停泊)there is the Museumschip Buffel, a 19th
century warship-turned-museum.
          Today"s Rotterdam still owes its fortune and fame to the watery ways that
have long made it an international destination for trade and tourism. Butnow,its
lost history is part of its allure(魅力), and its present dominance as a world
trade center is steering the city"s course (带引本市的发展方向)into the next century.
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