Harbours. ROTTERDAM. 37, Route. 309
the Mathenesser-Laan, in the extreme W., not far from Delfshaven
(sce below), is the building (4899-1900) of the Municipal Archives.
"From any of the chief streets leading to the N. from the Park
we may proceed through the pleasant residential quarter adjoining
the Wester-Singel (Pl. B, 4-2; tramway No. 4, see p. 801) to the
Zoological- Botanical Garden (Diergaarde: Pl. A, B, 1, 2), taste-
fully laid out (restaurant). The chief entrance is in the Kruisstraat,
gaarde- Laan (adm. 50c.; illustrated guide of
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A little to the E. of the Diergaarde-Laan is the Delftsche Poort,
(Delft Gate; Pl. 0, 1), the old N. gate of the city, dating in its
present form from 41:66.
Adjoining t s to the W. of the park lies the incorporated
suburl) of Del tramways No. 7 & 8, p- 30 the birthplace of the
v2 Piet Hein (p. 312), to whom a statue was erected here in 1810.
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At the E. end of the Boompjes the river is crossed by two
Bridges (Pl. E, F, 4): the Railway Bridge (1876) and the Willems-
Brug (1878; fine view) for carriages and foot-passengers.

On the Maas-Kade on the Noordereiland (PI. E, F, G, 4, 5), im-
mediately to the right of the bridge, is the Café-Restaurant Fritschy
(p. 201), which commands a fine view of Rotterdam. The middle of
the island is occupied by the Burgemeester Hoffman Plein (PI. F, 4,5),
embellished with a monument to Stieltjes (d. 1875), the engineer
who planned the harbour-works on the left bank, and with a foun-
tain, by H. Evers (1899), commemorating the accession of Queen
Wilhelmina. — The large Konings-Haven (Pl. ¥, G, 5, 4), about
165 yds. in breadth and 1400 yds. in length, lies to the S. of the
Noordereiland. Railway and road are conducted across the harbour
on huge swing-bridges (ferry, when the bridge is open, Qe):

On the ] ik of the Meuse lies Feyenoord (PI. E-H, 4-6)
with its harbours. Immediately to the right are the Binnen-Haven,
with the small Entrep6t-Haven or free harbour, and the Spoorweg-
Haven, both constructed between 1874 and 1879. Beyond the
swing-bridge across the Spoorweg-Haven, at the Wilhelmina - Kade
D, 6), lie the large passenger - steamers of the Holland-
a Steamship Co. (visitors admitted Sun.-Wed., 9-11.30 &
25c.). — The large Rynhaven (Pl. B, 6; 74 acres), con-
structed in {$87-93, is the dock for the steamers of the North
German Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines.

To the §.W. of this point lie the two small Katendrechtsche
Haven (steam-ferry from the Wilhelmina-Kade), with a coal-tip
and other powerful electric cranes; the huge Maashaven (tramway
No. 9, p. 304), constructed in 1898-1902 and more than {40 acres