Downtown Visual - Up close and personal with The Netherlands' second largest city Rotterdam. Due to the large amount of high-rise buildings, the city is affectionately known to locals as Manhattan along the Meuse (Maas). Famous for its modern and avantgardistic architecture, Rotterdam is home to the swan-like Erasmus Bridge connecting the city centre to the Kop van Zuid (South Head) across the river. Here one can find one of the more recent additions to the city's skyline: The Rotterdam designed by Rem Koolhaas.