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161: 148: 338:. Van den Broek designed the houses under the motto 'light, air and space'. The apartments had a day and night floor plan. Sliding doors with lots of glass in them and folding beds turned the master bedroom into a playroom and the older children's bedroom into a study. Because a house has two corridors, the toilet, bathroom and kitchen remained accessible to everyone in the nighttime situation without having to go through a bedroom. Between the living room and the kitchen was a 481: 22: 260:
in the Blijdorpse polder, from which the district is named. The district is bounded by the Noorderhavenkade (the location of the Noorderhaven, filled in in 1940), the Noorderkanaal, the Schie-Schie kanaal and the railroad to
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of May 14, 1940 though rubble from the city center was used to fill in certain areas in the district. After the bombardment many
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The construction of Blijdorp between 1931 and 1940 became possible after filling in the
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were built on the Noorderkanaal to meet the increased need for new houses.
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In the middle of the district is the monumental residential complex
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was consecrated at the A.B.N. Davidsplein, named after the chief
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Neighbourhood of Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands
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to the south. Blijdorp is closely associated with the
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Netherlands
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South Holland
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Rotterdam
Noord
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UTC+1
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[ˈblɛidɔr(ə)p]
Rotterdam
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Noord
Rotterdamse Schie
Hook of Holland
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