Afsluitdijk
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The Afsluitdijk is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 1927 and 1932 and runs from Den Oever in North Holland province to the village of Zurich in Friesland provinc
Afsluitdijk in red
Afsluitdijk with the Wadden Sea (a part of the North Sea) on the left and the IJsselmeer on the right
Closing the last gap 'De Vlieter' in 1932
Observation tower as seen from pedestrian bridge
North Sea flood of 1953
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The North Sea flood of 1953, also known as the Big Flood or East Coast Flood or as the Flood Disaster, was a flood caused by a heavy storm surge in the North Sea that struck low-lying coastal areas of
Afsluitdijk
…originally constructed. Increases to the height of the Afsluitdijk have been made several times since 1958 as part of regular maintenance since the deadly North Sea Flood of 1953. The section between the Stevinsluizen and Lorentzsluizen sluice complexes was raised to 7.8 metres. Major upgrade works commenced in 2019, with one…
Aftermath of the flood in Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, Netherlands
Een dubbeltje op zijn kant ("A dubbeltje on its edge", meaning 'a narrow escape'), a sculpture by Roel Bendijk of de Twee Gebroeders in the Groenedijk. 'Dubbeltje' (lit. 'little double') was a thin, former Dutch coin
A breach at Erith after the 1953 flood
Blue plaque in Leigh-on-Sea commemorating the flood