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From wikipedia: > The Afsluitdijk (Dutch: [ˈɑfslœydɛik] English: "Enclosure Dam") is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 19
by rapnie 7y ago
From wikipedia:
> The Afsluitdijk (Dutch: [ˈɑfslœydɛik] English: "Enclosure Dam") 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 province, over a length of 32 kilometres (20 mi) and a width of 90 metres (300 ft), at an initial height of 7.25 metres (23.8 ft) above sea level.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afsluitdijk https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afsluitdijk
- rapnie 7y agoAlso interesting are the art projects that were created as part of the dam's modernization project. Icoon Afsluitdijk: Lighting at zero consumption https://urbannext.net/afsluitdijk/ https://urbannext.net/afsluitdijk/
- input_sh 7y agoThere's an entire "state" (well, a province) called Flevoland with around 2.4 thousand square km which wouldn't exist today without that dam.