Delta Works
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The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and
Zeeland Bridge
Oosterscheldekering
Scale model of the Maeslantkering
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Zuiderzee Works
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The Zuiderzee Works is a system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, which was the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth cent
Delta Works
…the dams, sluices, and storm surge barriers was to shorten the Dutch coastline, thus reducing the number of dikes that had to be raised. Along with the Zuiderzee Works, the Delta Works have been declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Authorities were aware of…
The 32 km Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer (right) from the Wadden Sea (left), protecting thousands of km2 of land.
Statue of Cornelis Lely on the Afsluitdijk
Construction of the Afsluitdijk
Flooding of the Wieringermeer following damage to the dykes during World War II