Rotterdam is a major port in the province of South Holland on the banks of the River Rote. It is the largest Dutch city and contains the largest seaports in the world. The population of this city is about 623,652. Rotterdam is famous for its distinctive and unique architecture, the most important of which is the Erasmus Bridge Rotterdam, known as the suspension bridge that extends across the Rhine and connects the north and south of the city of Rotterdam. It is also characterized as a city of museums, and among the most prominent museums is the Maritime Museum, which is the oldest in the world, and the Van Boijmans Boengen Museum, which offers visitors a lot of diverse paintings collected from the medieval period to the 21st century by the most famous artists and painters. In addition, the city has many distinctive shopping destinations, such as the Rotterdam market, which contains the most important shops and various international restaurants.