Horn of Plenty
Ceiling mural.
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The Markthal is a covered market and residential building in the centre of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, close to Blaak station and less than 1 km from the city centre. It is one of the best-known modern buildings in Rotterdam, a city famous for its bold architecture. It opened in 2014, designed by the Dutch architects MVRDV. It is a huge horseshoe-shaped arch whose walls hold about 228 apartments, some with windows looking into the market inside, while large glass walls close its two ends. Its best-known feature is the arched ceiling inside, covered by a giant mural called «Horn of Plenty», about 11,000 square metres in size, showing fruit, vegetables, fish, flowers and insects in bright colours and at enormous scale. Below it are stalls selling fresh food and dishes from around the world, along with restaurants and cafés, and a car park underneath. Entry is free. The famous Cube Houses are a few steps away, and a large open-air market fills the square in front twice a week.
Ceiling mural.
Dishes from around the world.
A few steps away.
Dominee Jan Scharpstraat, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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