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Cafe De Unie by Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud, in Rotterdam, the ...

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Cafe De Unie by Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Wednesday, May, 16, 2007. On May 14, 1940 a Nazi bombardment flattened buildings and sparked an inferno that destroyed most of downtown Rotterdam, creating an architects' playground during post-World War II reconstruction. As part of its City of Architecture year that has just kicked off, Rotterdam has launched a Web site with descriptions and anecdotes about 40 of the city's most interesting buildings.

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