Dijkzigt

Villa Dijkzigt is a historic town villa in Rotterdam that was originally built for the Van Hoboken family. Rotterdam-born architect Johan Frederik Metzelaar designed the neoclassical building, which was constructed in 1851 and 1852 on the southern Westzeedijk, on the former family estate known as Land van Hoboken. Since 1987, the villa has housed the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam. To expand the museum's operations, a modern glass pavilion was added to the landmarked building in 1995. A Rijksmonument, the villa is a protected heritage site and provides an impressive setting for the city's natural history collection.