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Kijk-Kubus (Show-Cube)

Overblaak 70, Rotterdam 3011MH, The Netherlands
+31104142285
Ranked #14 of 46 attractions in Rotterdam
4.0 of 5 stars 41 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
Owner description: Kijk-Kubus is a museum-house, a fully decorated cube-house with custom designed & built furniture, which gives you an impression how people can live...... more » Owner description: Kijk-Kubus is a museum-house, a fully decorated cube-house with custom designed & built furniture, which gives you an impression how people can live in such a tilted cube. Models & info-screens give visual & auditive info on: architect Piet Blom / architecture /project-history /surroundings. Open 7 days a week. Admission 2,50 euro p.p. A must for open minded free spirits! « less
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Oostende
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

It is interesting to see how such a cube house looks from the inside. However, you are done in a couple of minutes but have to pay € 2,5 for the visit... More

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Worth a visit as the cube houses are very architecturally striking from the outside, as is the pencil tower in the same development. Like no building you will have ever seen before so its worth a wander to see them from the outside. However, the guide books describe them as being far more interesting than they actually are inside. There... More

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Croydon, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

i had been 15 years ago and found the exterior even more surprising. Well worth a detour. I waited until 11:00 to open the show flat. The stairs are oddly shaped but the furnishings are utilitarian. i think you would be content just to see the outside More

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Warsaw, Poland
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

The cubes are the greatest landmark off Rotterdam, but the show-cube is really nothing special (cheap though) and can be skipped. More

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Mechelen, Belgium
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

It gives an idea but in my opinion the architecture is more worthwile. More

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Aberdeen
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

We stumbled across these on our first day in Rotterdam. They look impossible from the outside. Once inside however, there is a comfortable apartment. Sure breaks the mould of property design and the idea of how apartment blocks should look like. More

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Cookstown, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Very interesting. Was great to get a look inside and see layout. More

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Munster, Germany
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

We didn't actually go inside but just by looking at it, it is something special, this is architecture that i haven't seen anywhere else, hard to imagine that people are actually living there as the cubes are turned in a funny way. More

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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Piet Blom's innovative cube houses in the Blaak area of Rotterdam. Minimum entry fee and a must see... More

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

you will be amazed the moment you see these houses:-) More

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