Centraal Station

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A wood-slatted canopy and clock over the station's glass entrance and sign.

The most used – and quite possibly best loved – building in Rotterdam, Centraal Station was designed by Benthem Crouwel, MVSA and West 8. Built between 1999 and 2013, it features a dramatically angled passenger hall with a pointed, stainless-steel clad roof that almost punches into the sky.

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