De Doelen is a concert venue and

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. It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 at the outset of

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. It was rebuilt in 1966, originally with one hall to which two more were added in the 1990s. It has a variety of facilities, including the Grote Zaal (Grand Hall), a 2,200-seat concert hall, two smaller halls which each seat about 700 people, and convention rooms. In 2015 it was classified as a

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. Although mainly known as a venue for

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, de Doelen is also a stage for

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and

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, and is the central box office for the

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. It is also the home of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

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