Queen Emma Square (Rotterdam)

The Queen Emma Square is a square in the Maritime Quarter of Rotterdam, adjacent to the Westzeedijk , opposite the Museum Park .

The Queen Emma Square was built between 1888 and 1891 to a design by architect JC van Wijk . On the square are 15 mansions, designed in the style of Neo-Renaissance . The buildings are at the back overlooking the park SCHOONOORD and offered a front view of the then undeveloped land of Hoboken . The mansions were inhabited by people from the upper layer of the Rotterdam business. This fact, combined with the somewhat sheltered location led to the nickname rich almshouses.

On the square is a decorative vase from 1890, designed by Berlage . When Rotterdam in 1956 an independent diocese was moved into the diocese Queen Emma Square 3 as office and residence for the bishop.

The Queen Emma Square is a national monument . As part of the Scheepvaartkwartier it also enjoys the status of conservation area .