Weena is a street with many highrises in the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands. [1] It defines the Rotterdam skyline. [2] The street of about 1 kilometer length leads east-west from Hofplein to Beukelsdijk.
Weena is a street with many highrises in the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands. [1] It defines the Rotterdam skyline. [2] The street of about 1 kilometer length leads east-west from Hofplein to Beukelsdijk.
Weena was named after the Hof van Wena, a 12th-century keep which stood at the site of the former Hofplein Station. The building was destroyed in 1426. [3] The name remained in use to designate the area just outside Hofpoort, the northern city gate.
In 1854 the names Weenastraat and Weenaplein were given to an existing street and square in the area, following city architect Willem Nicolaas Rose´s design. After the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 the area was demolished.
In 1949 the city government gave the name Weena to a street through the still wide open terrain. The construction of the Groothandelsgebouw (1953), Rotterdam Centraal Station (1957) and the Hilton Rotterdam (1963) transformed Weena into an icon of the postwar reconstruction of the city. [1] Major new developments followed in the 1990s and in the early 21st century.
In 2007 Weena was named the most air-polluted street in the Netherlands. [4]
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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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