“Het Poortgebouw” is the name of an extraordinary 19th century building, a national monument in Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid district located on the south bank of the river Maas.
Architecture
The UNESCO document “Historic Districts for All“ is further described in this PDF Find more information about the corresponding UNESCO department Social and Human Sciences HERE.
UNESCO endorses Vereniging Poortgebouw Renovation Plan (2007)
The European Parliament will be the venue for the first European States general for the right to housing hosted by the European United left on upcoming November 5-6. The Vereniging Poortgebouw has been invited to participate.
Vereniging Poortgebouw @ EU Parliament Nov. 5-6 (2007)
1 To speak of the architecture of the Poortgebouw, one has to take into consideration that it has never been used as what it was designed for.