Maarten Hoedeman

April 01, 2021

National Merchant Navy Monument "De Boeg"

De Boeg is a war memorial in Rotterdam. It commemorates the 3,500 crew members of Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in World War II. Fred Carasso's…

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March 28, 2021

First cycle path made from recycled plastic, Zwolle

The PlasticRoad consists of a prefab, modular and hollow road construction based on recycled plastic. Due to the prefab production, the light weight and the…

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March 14, 2021

Boat harbour "De Noord", Zwolle

Boat harbor "De Noord" can accommodate 150 fishing boats. It has an open connection with the Zwarte water and the Vecht is also easily accessible.

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March 14, 2021

Polder shack, Oosterwolde (Gld.)

The history of the shack begins in 1815. Originally, the shack was the home and workshop of Hendrik Hagen, who was employed by the polder administration as lock…

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March 09, 2021

Waterloopbos, Marknesse (Part 2/2)

The Waterloopkundig Laboratorium, a hydrological laboratory, was established in Noordoostpolder after WWII, in the pre-computer age. Because of its low-lying…

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March 08, 2021

Waterloopbos, Marknesse (Part 1/2)

The Waterloopkundig Laboratorium, a hydrological laboratory, was established in Noordoostpolder after WWII, in the pre-computer age. Because of its low-lying…

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March 07, 2021

Eighty Years War: Spaanse Graven, Hattem

Originally probably Saxon refuge castle, which later, and probably around 1629, was converted into a redoubt by the Spaniards during a siege of Hattem.…

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March 06, 2021

Vliedberg St. Jan ten Heere, Zeeland

"Vliedbergen" are earthen hills, although sometimes there are only slight elevations left in the landscape. They were built as residential mounds from the 11th…

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March 05, 2021

IJsselcentrale, Zwolle

The Centrale Harculo, also known as the IJsselcentrale, was a power plant on the river IJssel near the hamlet of Harculo in the Overijssel municipality of…

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March 04, 2021

Gunpowder cellar, Oostmahorn

The powder cellar was renovated in 1810 and was last restored in 1922. The "Napoleons hokje", as it is also called, was used to store the powder supplies of the…

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March 03, 2021

Ossenwaard, Deventer

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March 02, 2021

Steam ship Rotterdam

The legendary former flagship of the Holland America Line, 228 metres long, 28 metres wide, 51 metres high, rich in history and renowned for its…

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March 01, 2021

"Hoogwatergeul", Veessen - Wapenveld

The "Veluwe Delta Works" as the Veessen-Wapenveld High Water Channel is also called, was constructed to reduce the risk of flooding. The Hoogwatergeul is eight…

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Feb. 28, 2021

Snow, Heerde (February 7, 2021)

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Feb. 28, 2021

Estate: "De Kranenkamp" Diepenveen

The history of De Kranenkamp dates back to 1401. In that year sisters founded a women's monastery in Diepenveen. The nuns are working on the reclamation of the…

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Feb. 28, 2021

PTT telecommunication building, Oostmahorn-Denmark

This yellow-painted reconstruction-style building in the style of a Danish farmhouse was built in 1950 to lay the 150-mile telephone cable across the North Sea…

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Feb. 27, 2021

Historic wall advertising, Kampen

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Feb. 27, 2021

Witches Weighhouse, Oudewater

The weigh house was built in 1482 as a freight weighing house. In 1545, Emperor Charles V gave Oudewater the privilege of a fair weighing process as the only…

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Feb. 26, 2021

Westpoort, Sluis

The Steenen Beer, also known as the Westpoort or Brugse Poort, is the most famous city gate. It was built between 1444 and 1456 by the master bricklayer Hendrik…

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Feb. 25, 2021

Nutricia factory, Windesheim

On December 23, 1899, M.van der Hagen from Zoetermeer received permission to set up a “factory in butter and children's milk” in Windesheim. Van der Hagen, who…

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Ossenwaard, Deventer

Snow, Heerde (February 7, 2021)

Historic wall advertising, Kampen