Van Nelle Factory
Van Nelle Fabriek
A modernist factory with a glass curtain wall from the 1930s, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a model of the “ideal factory.”
The Van Nelle Factory was built between 1925 and 1931 and was originally used to process coffee, tea and tobacco. With its transparent glass curtain walls and reinforced concrete structure, it became a leading example of international modernist architecture, and it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2014. Today it houses creative company offices. The interior is not open to the public and can only be visited on special open days or on a booked guided tour. At other times you can admire the exterior.
Opening hours
Exterior accessible all day; guided tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)
- Delfshaven
- Rotterdam Centraal
- Euromast
- Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Kunsthal
- SS Rotterdam
- Maritime Museum Rotterdam