Markthal and Cube Houses, Rotterdam

Rotterdam, rebuilt after the bombing of 1940, is the Netherlands' city of bold modern architecture. The Markthal is a huge horseshoe-shaped market hall with apartments around it and a vast colourful mural of fruit and vegetables on its ceiling, with food stalls below.

Next door, the Cube Houses by Piet Blom are tilted yellow cubes on pillars; one is open as a show home. Also see the Erasmus Bridge, the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen art store, and the view from the Euromast tower.