Schokland and Surroundings
A former island, now land-locked, that illustrates the battle that the people of the Netherlands have fought against the sea over many centuries.
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Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
The largest and most powerful steam-driven pumping station ever built.
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Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
A landscape exemplifying creative Dutch land reclamation.
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Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
A 1920s family house exemplifying the ideals of the De Stijl group of architects and artists.
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Van Nellefabriek
A masterpiece of modernist industrial design from the inter-war period.
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Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
A colorful, dynamic and diverse Caribbean island capital with four distinct historical districts.
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Colonies of Benevolence
A utopian experiment in reducing urban poverty by building planned agrarian communities.
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17th-century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
Canals lined with beautiful old patricians’ houses and former warehouses from when the city was a busy port, receiving products from all over the world.
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Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Famous for its picturesque rows of windmills dating to the mid-1700s, and a great example of how the Dutch created the landscape of the Netherlands.
