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Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ or /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/;Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) is a city in South Holland, the Netherlands, located geographically within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river and people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre. Nowadays it is home to Europe's largest port and has a population of 624,799 (2014, city proper), ranking second in the Netherlands. The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1.4 million people and the Rotterdam The Hague urban area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world. Rotterdam is part of the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population of 7,100,000.
The city of Rotterdam is known for the Erasmus University, riverside setting, lively cultural life and its maritime heritage. The near-complete destruction of Rotterdam's city centre during World War II (known as the Rotterdam Blitz) has resulted in a varied architectural landscape including sky-scrapers, which are an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities. Rotterdam is home to some world-famous architecture from renowned architects like Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom, Ben van Berkel and others. Recently Rotterdam was listed 8th in The Rough Guide Top 10 Cities to Visit and was voted 2015 European City of the Year by the Academy of Urbanism.
The Beautiful South was an English pop/rock group formed in 1988 by two former members of the Hull group the Housemartins—Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway—both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's tenure were former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch (bass), Dave Stead (drums) and Dave Rotheray (guitar). After the band's first album (recorded as a quintet), they were joined by a succession of female vocalists, all of whom performed lead and backing vocals alongside Heaton and Hemingway – Briana Corrigan for albums two and three after appearing as a guest vocalist on one, followed by Jacqui Abbott for the fourth through seventh albums, and finally Alison Wheeler for the final three Beautiful South albums.
The group broke up in January 2007, claiming the split was due to "musical similarities", and having sold around 15 million records worldwide.
Paul Heaton and David Hemingway had initially come to attention as (respectively) the lead singer and "singing drummer" of the successful Hull jangle pop band The Housemartins, who had scored seven UK Top 40 singles and two Top 10 albums between 1986 and 1988. (Heaton was with the Housemartins for their entire existence; Hemingway joined in time for their second and final album.) The band were known for blending overt socialist politics and a form of Christianity, having baited the British monarchy, the building industry and South African apartheid in their songs as well as including gospel elements in their music. The Housemartins often claimed to have set a fixed lifespan for themselves, and the members duly brought the band to an end in 1988 at the height of its success. Heaton and Hemingway immediately began work on setting up a new band, naming it "The Beautiful South" as a sarcastic comment on their staunch Northern roots.
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Rotterdam may crown itself as the best European city of 2015. The award was given by the international Academy of Urbanism from London. As a Rotterdam resident I couldn’t be more proud! I decided to shoot a dedicated aerial video and show you the best highlights Rotterdam has to offer. Everything was shot on a DJI Phantom 2 with the GoPro Hero 3, edited in Aobe Premiere Pro. Song that was used for this video: Derrick Stembridge Always Watching You. Courtesy of musicdirector.nl This is NOT a commercial assignment, it’s a personal project! If you like the video, please like&share;! Be sure to follow me: FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/ericvanvuuren.nl TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/creativeric INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/ericvanvuuren
Subscribe to The Best Of for more classic music history, videos and playlists: http://bit.ly/WdJ36u The Beautiful South - Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBestOf Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealBestOf Lyrics: And the women tug their hair Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out And all the men are gargoyles Dipped long in Irish stout The whole place is pickled The people are pickles for sure And no-one knows if they've done more here Than they ever would do in a jar This could be Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome 'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere Anywhere alone Anywhere alone And everyone is blonde And everyone is beautiful and when blondes and beautiful are multiple they become so dull and dutiful And when faced ...
The Beautiful South - Rotterdam music video Terrible video, nice tune..
Everything you need to know when you have your dream holiday and visit the main port of Europe. Get shown around in Rotterdam and get informed about trips, shopping, restaurants, hotels, museums, nightlife and a lot more ideas on what to visit in this cultural city. Everyone should visit Rotterdam on their vacation in The Netherlands. Click here to view our related video’s: • Welcome to Dubai: https://youtu.be/FFGeH-bB8pI?list=PL_... • Welcome to Amsterdam: https://youtu.be/U7TgUyUVaMM?list=PL_... • Welcome to Hague: https://youtu.be/ylNN6TEBX_E?list=PL_... • Welcome to Johannesburg 2014: https://youtu.be/2qTsWpB939Y?list=PL_... • Welcome to Qatar by Jane Dutton: https://youtu.be/ugX6X_Rj1nU?list=PL_... More in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/CityFilm... Click Here To Subscri...
Amsterdam and Rotterdam are the two largest cities in The Netherlands and offer tourists a variety of hidden and not so hidden treasures. While the Amsterdam tourist seeks comfort in many cliches such as the Red Light District and the coffeeshops, the Rotterdam tourist spends its time culturally and intellectually developing itself. From cube houses to the Erasmus bridge, Rotterdam astounds one tourist after the other. Don’t be too quick to choose Holland’s capital over Europe’s port; judge for yourself, which tourist do you think will survive evolution in the end? Mockumentary made for the course New Media Production about the Rotterdam tourist vs the Amsterdam tourist.
This drone video is from my hometown Rotterdam. After a few years of collecting content, I thought it was time to share this. So enjoy this nice video . With love Air Monkey ... Hotel New York, Markthal, Schouwburgplein, Kralingse plas, New Orleans, Port of Rotterdam, DJI, Phantom, GoPro,
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Dit is een video voor het vak engels, opdracht was een commercial maken van minimaal 4 minuten (wat wij niet hebben, wij zijn te cool daarvoor) over het onderwerp Rotterdam. Dit hebben Noortje, Gabrielle Kennedy en ik zelf gemaakt!
Alex and Marko travel to Rotterdam, Netherlands to learn about the city's past and present then somehow end up in a floating jacuzzi with beer. Enjoy! SUBSCRIBE ► http://bit.ly/Vagabrothers --- FOLLOW US + INSTAGRAM ►https://www.instagram.com/Vagabrothers + FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/Vagabrothers + TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/vagabrothers + SNAPCHAT ►@Vagabrothers + WEB ► http://www.vagabrothers.com + Alex ► https://www.instagram.com/alexthevagabond + Marko ► https://www.instagram.com/markoayling --- Made in Partnership with Rotterdam Partners https://en.rotterdampartners.nl/ --- + We stayed at the Student Hotel Rotterdam: https://www.thestudenthotel.com/rotterdam/ + De Pelgrim Brewery: http://www.pelgrimbier.nl/ + De Rotterdam Skyscraper: http://www.derotterdam....
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The city of Rotterdam is ofter overshadowed by its brother to the north, Amsterdam. But with stunning modern architecture and an endless supply of delicious food options we definitely recommend this often overlooked and underestimated city. Check out our city guide to Rotterdam Holland. Be sure to subscribe to the TravelLust YouTube Channel so you never miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9FQWMuqKfLqeIqkVqIaOeQ?view_as=public Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelLust_co and Instagram: https://instagram.com/travellust_co/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TravelLust.co and visit us at the TravelLust website: http://travellust.co Did we miss your favorite thing to do in Rotterdam? Tell us in the comments! Music: Infrared by Letter Box downloaded it fro...
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Hoii, vandaag een nieuwe aflevering van de 'travel guide' serie! Omdat ik dicht bij Rotterdam woon ken ik een aantal leuke plekjes dus ik hoop dat jullie de video leuk vinden!
Find out what to do in Rotterdam video. Thirty minutes away from Amsterdam you'll find a very modern, young and full of excitement city - Rotterdam. This is a film about my beautiful trip , this Rotterdam city guide is just a taste of what you can find on my blog: http://www.thelostavocado.com/ Thanks to Holland.com. the official Holland tourism board for inviting me. Have a look and enjoy the journey! Sara Izzi Il video del mio bellissimo viaggio a Rotterdam, ospite di Holland.com, l'Ente Nazionale Olandese per il Turismo. A mezz'ora da Amsterdam troverete una città moderna, giovane e piena di stimoli. Questo è solo un assaggio, il resto lo trovate su www.thelostavocado.com Film by Timur Tugalev www.timurtugalev.com #SaraIzzi #thelostavocado Places shown in the video include: M...
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(Heaton/Rotheray)
And the women tug their hair
Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out
And all the men are gargoyles
Dipped long in Irish stout
The whole place is pickled
The people are pickles for sure
And no-one knows if they've done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone
And everyone is blonde
And everyone is beautiful
and when blondes and beautiful are multiple
they become so dull and dutiful
And when faced with dull and dutiful
They fire red warning flares
Battle-Khaki personality
With red underwear
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
Anywhere alone
The whole place is pickled
The people are pickles for sure
And no-one knows if they've done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
Liverpool or Rome
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
Anywhere alone