Wide angle view of storm surge barrier in river Hollandsche IJssel, near Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Part of the famous Dutch Delta Works.
The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) 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 1997, the works consist of dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, and storm surge barriers located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.
Size: 4000px × 2670px
Location: Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Menno van der Haven / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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