Alexandrium Shopping Center

Rotterdam, Netherlands, Shopping Streets

One of the great things about visiting Rotterdam in the Netherlands is the vast pedestrian zone in the center. There are several major streets that function like a big outdoor shopping mall that you would love to explore, along with some quaint side lanes that will entice you to have a look.
And now we're going to enjoy a detailed visit to the vibrant center of downtown Rotterdam, especially the Lijnbaan, the most famous of all the pedestrian malls. The map shows the city center and our routing, including several side malls that branch off from the main street.
Lijnbaan was the first time in Europe that an automobile street was converted to exclusive use by pedestrians, making it Europe's first modern pedestrian shopping street.
It opened in 1953 after the devastation of World War II. By now this pedestrian concept has been copied by nearly every city and town in Europe and in many places throughout the world.
The stores are integrated so well with the street that it functions almost more like a standard shopping mall than a pedestrian lane, enjoying the advantages of both styles.
You'll want to get off the main lane now and then for added shops and cafés.
One of the side malls branching off here is Stadhuisplein facing the old City Hall, which we're going to visit later in the program -- a wonderful outdoor plaza with lots of dining facilities out on the terrace, very popular spot.
Shopping malls did not even exist yet in 1953, so this was really some visionary planning. The famous American shopping mall developer Victor Gruen visited here back in 1953 and was disappointed that this had opened already before his own first shopping mall ever opened.
Extending across from Stadhuisplein is another one-block-long mall, Korte Lijnbaan with more famous shops and places to eat. It's worth a little stroll to enjoy both of these side malls.
Continuing on a few blocks further south on Lijnbaan, we get to another really lovely side mall called Beurstraverse.
First crossing a rather busy intersection with lots of pedestrians and trams. There are still no cars allowed down here, but you've got these trams on steel rail at street level going by. It's a safe mix with the alert pedestrians.
From here we can look down into this lovely shopping mall called Beurstraverse. It's really something quite different. We have a split-level street scene with shops up above and shops down below, with some benches and tables out in the plaza.
It's a brilliant design because this encourages people to shop on two levels instead of just one, which is often a challenge on a normal shopping street. People just stay on the one main level on the shopping street.
Of course in a shopping mall it's always multilevel and you've got escalators and nice stairways, and that's what we find here. It's another one of these hybrids between shopping mall and a retail pedestrian street.
There is a charming curve to the architecture of the plaza which gives it cozy and comfortable feeling.
The nickname for this places the Koopgoot, that means 'shopping gutter', and from that lower level you can walk right into the metro station.
Looking down from street level for a final view of that lower mall, a lovely place to visit. Often when you're walking in the streets of the Netherlands you'll come upon a big calliope playing some pipe music. The street continues as Hoogstraat heading over to the Markthal that we've shown you in another episode.
Leaving the shopping malls now, walking a few blocks south to one of the most popular streets in the city, Witte de Withstraat.
Witte de Withstraat is one of those perfect urban streets. It's got everything. There are sidewalk restaurants, ethnic cuisines, cafés, bars, music clubs at night, art galleries, shops, wide sidewalks for pedestrians, trees providing shade. You can see why it's one of the most popular places for the locals to hang out.
The atmosphere here is more relaxed and slightly Bohemian compared to the shopping malls that we've just seen earlier, and yet it's a family-friendly place, unlike during the 1970s when it was noted for seedy bars and illegal gambling. Now it's a bit of urban heaven.
Right around it is a residential neighborhood that also includes some small hotels and vacation rentals.
Now we're walking a few blocks back up north to the City Hall, the Stadhuis.
Behind me is the City Hall. It's one of the few buildings that survived the bombing of World War II.
Called Stadhuis, it's a grand structure that was built between 1914 and 1920 in somewhat of a Renaissance style, located on a major boulevard, the Coolsingel, and still functions today is the seat of government with the mayor's office and the Council Chambers.
The building is open with free admission to the public areas on the ground floor, where you will find some lovely surprises. So step inside.
It's a beautiful building with an amazing lobby.

Van den Assem Schoenen | Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam

Adres
Poolsterstraat 29
3067 LX Rotterdam

Telefoonnummer
010-2202598

Collectie
Dames- en herenschoenen

Openingstijden
Maandag 12:00-17:30
Dinsdag 09:30-17:30
Woensdag 09:30-17:30
Donderdag 09:30-17:30 v
Vrijdag 09:30-21:00
Zaterdag 09:30-17:00
Zondag 12:00-17:00

Fashionvideo Alexandrium Shopping Center

In het weekend van 27 en 28 oktober stond bij Alexandrium Shopping Center het thema FASHION Centraal! Bekijk in deze video de nieuwste collecties van alle fashionwinkels in het winkelcentrum.

Veel shopplezier!

The Netherlands : Lijnbaan shopping street - Rotterdam

The Lijnbaan is the main shopping street of Rotterdam. It was opened in 1953, as the main pedestrian street in the new shopping district. It's a complete car-free zone and has been a testcase for numerous car-free shopping streets around the world.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands.. City Tour (Part9/12) Lijnbaan

Lijnbaan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Lijnbaan is the main shopping street of Rotterdam. It was opened in 1953, as the main pedestrian street in the new shopping district, after the old shopping district was completely destroyed during the bombing of Rotterdam by the German Luftwaffe. It was designed by the firm Van den Broek & Bakema led by architects Jo van den Broek and Jacob B. Bakema.

It's a complete car-free zone and has been a testcase for numerous car-free shopping streets around the world.

There are plans to redevelop the street as part of bigger redevelopments of the shopping district. The Beurstraverse (by de Architekten Cie) is an example of these redevelopments.

Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ or /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre. Nowadays it is home to Europe's largest port and has a population of 633,471 (2017, city proper), ranking second in the Netherlands, just behind Amsterdam. The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1.4 million people and the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world. Rotterdam is part of the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population of 7,100,000.

The city of Rotterdam is known for the Erasmus University, riverside setting, lively cultural life and its maritime heritage. The near-complete destruction of Rotterdam's city centre during World War II (known as the Rotterdam Blitz) has resulted in a varied architectural landscape including sky-scrapers, which are an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities. Rotterdam is home to some world-famous architecture from renowned architects like Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom, Ben van Berkel and others. Recently Rotterdam was listed eighth in The Rough Guide Top 10 Cities to Visit and fifth in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2016 and was voted 2015 European City of the Year by the Academy of Urbanism.

The port of Rotterdam is the largest cargo port in Europe and the 10th largest in the world. Rotterdam's logistic success is based on its strategic location on the North Sea, directly at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. The rivers Rhine, Meuse, and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe, including the highly industrialized Ruhr region. The extensive distribution system including rail, roads, and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nickname Gateway to Europe, and, conversely; Gateway to the World in Europe.

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Het BrillenKabinet Alexandrium Shopping Center

Het BrillenKabinet is gevestigd in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam recht tegen over de Albert Heijn XL. Deze winkel heeft als doelstelling om samen met jou een goede keuze te maken in montuur en glazen voor een bril of een keuze voor contactlenzen. Zij volgen de laatste trends, zonder kwaliteit uit het oog te verliezen. Het BrillenKabinet heeft altijd de nieuwste modellen van vele topmerken in alle prijsklassen. Al is Het Brillenkabinet echt gespecialiseerd in het midden- en topsegment, met een zeer ruime keuze. Het Brillenkabinet verkoop onder andere de merken Saint Laurent, Gucci, Cartier, Chanel en Ray-Ban. Graag tot ziens bij Het BrillenKabinet in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam!

Alexandrium Shopping Center 30 jaar - Fashion & Beauty Event '14

Alexandrium Shopping Center 30 jaar - Fashion & Beauty Event 2014.



Vanaf de allereerste dag is Alexandrium, dé plek om het nieuwste van het nieuwste te shoppen in een prettige en overdekte omgeving. Met 140 winkels is Alexandrium Shopping Center de plek om de mooiste merken te kopen. In het Shopping Center bevinden zich de bekende winkels als Zara, KIKO Milano, Parfois, G-Star RAW, Mango en Primark. Maar er zijn ook verrassende winkels als PIM Sneakers, Van den Assem, Adidas Originals en PicturePeople. Tijdens het shoppen kan er worden genoten van iets lekkers. Alexandrium Shopping Center heeft een groot aanbod leuke restaurants als HiP Alexandrium, La Place, Eazie of Délifrance en specialiteitenzaakjes als VietFoods, Cinnabon of Pastamama.

Winkelen in Alexandrium Shopping Center is Let’s Play! Er is altijd iets leuks te doen en bezoekers kunnen genieten van alle voordelen van de ALEX klantenkaart. Geniet met ALEX van acties en kortingen bij winkels en privileges. Met ALEX zijn bezoekers altijd op de hoogte van het laatste Alexandrium nieuws, de trends, acties en evenementen!

Elevator at the Primark Rotterdam Alexandrium Shopping Center

Rituals in Alexandrium Shopping Center

Je bent van harte welkom in de Rituals winkel in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam, waar je wordt overweldigd door de mix van geuren, kleuren en heerlijke verzorgingsproducten. Je waant je enerzijds in een knus Parijs winkeltje en anderzijds in Soho, New York. In het interieur zijn diverse bijzondere materialen verwerkt. De Rituals winkel in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam is een ontdekkingstocht voor je zintuigen!



Vanaf de allereerste dag is Alexandrium, dé plek om het nieuwste van het nieuwste te shoppen in een prettige en overdekte omgeving. Met 140 winkels is Alexandrium Shopping Center de plek om de mooiste merken te kopen. In het Shopping Center bevinden zich de bekende winkels als Zara, KIKO Milano, Parfois, G-Star RAW, Mango en Primark. Maar er zijn ook verrassende winkels als PIM Sneakers, Van den Assem, Adidas Originals en PicturePeople. Tijdens het shoppen kan er worden genoten van iets lekkers. Alexandrium Shopping Center heeft een groot aanbod leuke restaurants als HiP Alexandrium, La Place, Eazie of Délifrance en specialiteitenzaakjes als VietFoods, Cinnabon of Pastamama.

Winkelen in Alexandrium Shopping Center is Let’s Play! Er is altijd iets leuks te doen en bezoekers kunnen genieten van alle voordelen van de ALEX klantenkaart. Geniet met ALEX van acties en kortingen bij winkels en privileges. Met ALEX zijn bezoekers altijd op de hoogte van het laatste Alexandrium nieuws, de trends, acties en evenementen!

Elevator at Alexandrium Shopping Mall Rotterdam ????#2

Kerstshoppen in Alexandrium Shopping Center!

Op zaterdag 23 en zondag 24 december was het feestelijk versierde Alexandrium Shopping Center te zien in het programma Plezier & Passie op RTL4. Aflevering gemist? Geen zorgen! Kijk hier hoe dit leuke stel een lekkere dag doorbrengen op zoek naar een mooie outfit voor oud en nieuw en cadeau's voor de Kerst.
Kom je ook gezellig shoppen in Rotterdam?



Vanaf de allereerste dag is Alexandrium, dé plek om het nieuwste van het nieuwste te shoppen in een prettige en overdekte omgeving. Met 140 winkels is Alexandrium Shopping Center de plek om de mooiste merken te kopen. In het Shopping Center bevinden zich de bekende winkels als Zara, KIKO Milano, Parfois, G-Star RAW, Mango en Primark. Maar er zijn ook verrassende winkels als PIM Sneakers, Van den Assem, Adidas Originals en PicturePeople. Tijdens het shoppen kan er worden genoten van iets lekkers. Alexandrium Shopping Center heeft een groot aanbod leuke restaurants als HiP Alexandrium, La Place, Eazie of Délifrance en specialiteitenzaakjes als VietFoods, Cinnabon of Pastamama.

Winkelen in Alexandrium Shopping Center is Let’s Play! Er is altijd iets leuks te doen en bezoekers kunnen genieten van alle voordelen van de ALEX klantenkaart. Geniet met ALEX van acties en kortingen bij winkels en privileges. Met ALEX zijn bezoekers altijd op de hoogte van het laatste Alexandrium nieuws, de trends, acties en evenementen!

Linnerie in Alexandrium Shopping Center

Bij de Linnerie in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam ben je aan het juiste adres voor al je beddengoed, tafeltextiel en badtextiel. Zoek je bijvoorbeeld nieuwe handdoeken? Dit is de juiste plaats. De artikelen zijn van zeer goede en luxe kwaliteit. Graag tot ziens bij de Linnerie in Alexandrium Shopping Center!

Elevator at the Decathlon Alexandrium Shopping Centre Rotterdam

Thssankrupp Elevator at Alexandrium Shopping Centre Rotterdam ❄

Elevator at the C&A Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam

Jeans Centre in Alexandrium Shopping Center

Jeans Centre is, met 100 stores in Nederland, dé jeansspecialist voor iedereen die op zoek is naar een jeans. Jeans Centre is een multibrand retailorganisatie in Men en Women fashion met stores op toplocaties, zoals hier in Alexandrium Shopping Center Rotterdam.

Jeans Centre heeft een uitgebreid assortiment A-merken zoals: Garcia, Cars, Chief, Image, LTB, Pilot en Wrangler. De collectie van Jeans Centre is ook 24/7 te bestellen in de Jeans Centre webshop. Graag tot ziens bij Jeans Centre in Alexandrium Shopping Center!




Vanaf de allereerste dag is Alexandrium, dé plek om het nieuwste van het nieuwste te shoppen in een prettige en overdekte omgeving. Met 140 winkels is Alexandrium Shopping Center de plek om de mooiste merken te kopen. In het Shopping Center bevinden zich de bekende winkels als Zara, KIKO Milano, Parfois, G-Star RAW, Mango en Primark. Maar er zijn ook verrassende winkels als PIM Sneakers, Van den Assem, Adidas Originals en PicturePeople. Tijdens het shoppen kan er worden genoten van iets lekkers. Alexandrium Shopping Center heeft een groot aanbod leuke restaurants als HiP Alexandrium, La Place, Eazie of Délifrance en specialiteitenzaakjes als VietFoods, Cinnabon of Pastamama.

Winkelen in Alexandrium Shopping Center is Let’s Play! Er is altijd iets leuks te doen en bezoekers kunnen genieten van alle voordelen van de ALEX klantenkaart. Geniet met ALEX van acties en kortingen bij winkels en privileges. Met ALEX zijn bezoekers altijd op de hoogte van het laatste Alexandrium nieuws, de trends, acties en evenementen!

Rotterdam Square Mall (Via|Port Rotterdam) - Raw & Real Retail

This is our walkthrough of Via|Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square in Rotterdam, NY from April 17, 2019. This is a wonderfully designed Wilmorite Mall, complete with oversized pool-style fountain and epic skylights. Unfortunately this property has seen a few very poor changes in ownership, either resulting from or contributing to the lack of tenants in the mall. All the anchors have left the mall, and the inline tenants are sparse and emptying out. The newest owners have tried to spruce up the place with a goofy new name and aquarium/entertainment center, but it is too little way too late.


Check out our ongoing series of dead and dying shopping malls!



Songs used in this video (in order):

Incognito Five - Tender Touch
John Fiddy - Main Street Coaster
Midas Touch - Aqua Perambulator
Midas Touch - Black Bison
Claude Bolling - New York, New York
Sound Prospect - Stevie Bee
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove


Here is some information from Wikipedia:

Via|Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square, is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, United States. When it opened, the mall was originally called Rotterdam Square and owned by Wilmorite Properties (who also owned Wilton Mall in Wilton) until 2005, when Wilmorite was acquired by The Macerich Company, who then took over ownership and management of most of their properties. The mall has an area of 900,000 square feet on one level with 58 stores, a 450-seat food court as well as restaurants, an aquarium, entertainment center, and a seven-screen Sony-Loews Cineplex, now operated by Zurich Cinemas (independent company). The mall was purchased by Kohan Retail Investment Group in January 2014, and was later sold to Via Properties in June 2015. In 2016, Via Properties renamed the mall to Via|Port Rotterdam.

The mall is situated on a site once owned by the Vedder Family. Harman Albertse Vedder of Schenectady bought the land in 1672 and built a home on it. In 1832 Harmens' great-grandson Johannes sold it to Colonel Daniel David Schermerhorn Campbell, who constructed a 26-bedroom mansion on the site. The mall features a graveyard within the complex. Located in a corner between the food court entrance and the front side entrance, the graveyard is the family cemetery of the Vedder Family dating back to around 1715.

At the time of construction, the area around the mall was a nature preserve, and environmental groups were concerned that the building of the mall would endanger wildlife and pollute the wetlands on the opposite side of Route 337, now the Great Flats Nature Trail and Preserve.

From 1988 until January 2007, Rotterdam Square featured a full-size Italian carousel in the food court. The management sold the carousel in late 2006 and in January 2007 it was dismantled and removed.

Mike Kohan bought the mall from Macerich in January 2014 for $8.5 million.

In January 2015, Macy's, originally Hess's and later Filene's, announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 14 stores nationwide. The space is now the location of a NYS taxation call center.

On February 12, 2015, local power company National Grid disconnected electric service due to a rumored $300,000.00 unpaid utility bill. The service was turned back on the next day.

In June 2015, the mall was sold for $9.25 million to Via Properties, which renamed the mall to Via|Port Rotterdam in 2016. They have invested $10 million into mall improvements, including exterior upgrades, a 25,000-square-foot aquarium, and a nearly 30,000 sq ft entertainment center with a bowling alley, sports bar, restaurant, and arcade.

On April 21, 2016, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide. The store closed in July 2016. The closure of Sears left Kmart as the only anchor left.

On October 15, 2018, Sears Holdings announced that Kmart would be closing as well in December 2018 as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide which left the mall with no anchor stores left. As of January 2019, only several in-line tenants are remaining in Via|Port Rotterdam as well as a call center for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

Alexandrium Shopping Center in Rotterdam maakt eigen Shopping Honey

De eerste 50 potjes Shopping honey, de eigen honing van Alexandrium Shopping Center, zijn al uitverkocht.

Op donderdag 31 juli werd het eerste potje honing overhandigd aan Hilbert Keizer, gebiedsdirecteur Prins Alexander.
Maarten Houweling, eigenaar van de winkel Snuis waar de honing werd verkocht: “Alle potjes waren zó verkocht, klanten vinden een potje met een verhaal
leuk en het is ook nog eens lekker. De honing komt van de bijen die leven op het groene dak van het winkelcentrum. De liefhebbers die ook een potje willen bemachtigen, moeten nog een jaartje geduld hebben.



Vanaf de allereerste dag is Alexandrium, dé plek om het nieuwste van het nieuwste te shoppen in een prettige en overdekte omgeving. Met 140 winkels is Alexandrium Shopping Center de plek om de mooiste merken te kopen. In het Shopping Center bevinden zich de bekende winkels als Zara, KIKO Milano, Parfois, G-Star RAW, Mango en Primark. Maar er zijn ook verrassende winkels als PIM Sneakers, Van den Assem, Adidas Originals en PicturePeople. Tijdens het shoppen kan er worden genoten van iets lekkers. Alexandrium Shopping Center heeft een groot aanbod leuke restaurants als HiP Alexandrium, La Place, Eazie of Délifrance en specialiteitenzaakjes als VietFoods, Cinnabon of Pastamama.

Winkelen in Alexandrium Shopping Center is Let’s Play! Er is altijd iets leuks te doen en bezoekers kunnen genieten van alle voordelen van de ALEX klantenkaart. Geniet met ALEX van acties en kortingen bij winkels en privileges. Met ALEX zijn bezoekers altijd op de hoogte van het laatste Alexandrium nieuws, de trends, acties en evenementen!