点评:Amidst the modern architectural wonders that dot the Rotterdam landscape, the Witte Huis (or White House) is a breath of fresh air if you're looking for a more traditional building. This beautiful Art Nouveau-styled building constructed in 1898 is one of the few buildings in the city centre that survived the World War II bombing raid. At a height of 43 metres, it was once the tallest building in Europe and is often regarded as Europe's first skyscraper. Located in the city's Old Harbor, this 10-storeys National Heritage Site building forms the perfect backdrop to Rotterdam's historic harbor. It is still picturesque from all angles despite being dwarfed by other taller skyscrapers in the surrounding vicinity. More than just a building, it was also a story of human's revolutionary thinking, having been built over grounds considered too swampy to hold a building by using 1,000 piles, and being one of the first buildings to be built without the use of wood out of fear of fires.
翻译:在遍布鹿特丹的现代建筑奇迹中,如果您正在寻找更为传统的建筑,那么白宫 (Witte Huis) 将会是您耳目一新的选择。这座美丽的新艺术风格建筑建于 1898 年,是市中心少数在二战轰炸中幸存下来的建筑之一。它高 43 米,曾是欧洲最高的建筑,并经常被认为是欧洲第一座摩天大楼。这座 10 层高的国家遗产建筑位于该市的旧港,是鹿特丹历史悠久的港口的完美背景。尽管与周围其他更高的摩天大楼相比显得矮小,但它从各个角度看仍然风景如画。它不仅仅是一座建筑,它还是人类革命思想的故事,它建在一片被认为过于沼泽而无法容纳建筑的土地上,使用了 1,000 根桩子,并且是第一批出于对火灾的恐惧而不使用木材建造的建筑之一。