The Wadden Sea sight
Netherlands
The Wadden Sea comprises the Dutch Wadden Sea Conservation Area and the German Wadden Sea National Parks of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. It is a large temperate, relatively flat coastal wetland environment, formed by the intricate interactions between physical and biological factors that ha...
Schokland and Surroundings sight
Noordoostpolder, Province of Flevoland, Netherlands
Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But following the draining of the Zuider Zee, it has, since the 1940s, formed part of the land reclaimed from the sea. Schokland has vestiges o...
Defence Line of Amsterdam sight
Provinces of Noord-Holland (NH), Utrecht (UT), Netherlands
Extending 135 km around the city of Amsterdam, this defence line (built between 1883 and 1920) is the only example of a fortification based on the principle of controlling the waters. Since the 16th century, the people of the Netherlands have used their expert knowledge of hydraulic engineering for...
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles sight
Willemstad, Island Territory of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands
The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose architecture reflects not only Eu...
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout sight
Municipalities of Alblasserdam and Nieuw-Lekkerland, Province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
The outstanding contribution made by the people of the Netherlands to the technology of handling water is admirably demonstrated by the installations in the Kinderdijk-Elshout area. Construction of hydraulic works for the drainage of land for agriculture and settlement began in the Middle Ages and ...
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) sight
Lemmer, Lemsterland Municipality, Province of Friesland, Netherlands
The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents the high point of the contribution made by Netherlands engineers and architects in protecting their people and land against th...
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) sight
Province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands
The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is is an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles.
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) sight
City and Province of Utrecht, Netherlands
The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in 1924. This small family house, with its interior, the flexible spatial arrangement, and the visual and formal qualities, was a manifesto of the id...
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