Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · October 2026
Amogh N P
✦ In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary ✦
Photography
✦ Through the lens · in Amogh's frame

Rotterdam through Amogh's lens

Four days in and around Rotterdam — the windmills of Kinderdijk, Centraal station and the Cube Houses, the Maritime Museum, the Asian garden at Blijdorp, the city from the top of the Euromast, and a whole country in miniature at Miniworld.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands May – June 2023 29 photographs
The Erasmus Bridge over the Nieuwe Maas under a grey sky, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
The Erasmus Bridge over the Nieuwe Maas under a grey sky, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P

01On the way

Changing planes at Frankfurt.

A long moving walkway at Frankfurt Airport, on the way to the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P

02Kinderdijk

Canal paths, houses on the water and the nineteen windmills of the polder.

A green canal path in the morning, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
The windmills of Kinderdijk along the polder canal, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
A house on the water near Kinderdijk, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P

03Rotterdam's architecture

Rotterdam Centraal, the Cube Houses, the Delftse Poort, the Westersingel and the Erasmus Bridge.

The pointed steel roof of Rotterdam Centraal station, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
Piet Blom's yellow Cube Houses tilted on their pylons, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
A tram stop below the Delftse Poort tower, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
Townhouses reflected in the Westersingel canal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P
The Erasmus Bridge over the Nieuwe Maas under a grey sky, Rotterdam, the Netherlands — photograph by Amogh N P

04The Maritime Museum

Models, light and steel stairs in the Maritime Museum and its Offshore Experience.

Ship and rig models glowing in the Offshore Experience, Maritime Museum, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
Model vessels under coloured light in the Maritime Museum, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A white steel stair rising through the galleries of the Maritime Museum, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A wind-turbine model in a glass case, Maritime Museum, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
The Maritime Museum building by the Leuvehaven, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P

05Blijdorp

The savanna and the quiet Asian garden at Rotterdam's zoo.

The savanna enclosure under a summer sky, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
Trees reflected in a still pond in the Asian garden, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A pavilion among maples in the Asian garden, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A path through bamboo and red railings, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P

06From the Euromast

The city, the park and the Nieuwe Maas from 185 metres up.

Rotterdam's skyline beyond the Het Park trees, seen from the Euromast — photograph by Amogh N P
A panorama of Rotterdam and the Nieuwe Maas from the Euromast — photograph by Amogh N P
The Euromast's crow's nest and spire seen from below, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
The Nieuwe Maas and the port from the top of the Euromast, Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P

07Miniworld

Cities, ports, mountains and coastlines in miniature at Miniworld Rotterdam.

A miniature city lit for night at Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A miniature harbour and ocean liner at Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A miniature Rotterdam Centraal at Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A model mountain landscape and railway at Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A model river port and bridges at Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A stone viaduct and lighthouse in a model landscape, Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P
A model rocky coastline and beach huts, Miniworld Rotterdam — photograph by Amogh N P

A rare few leave behind a way of seeing.