Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 12th May, 2015. What if there were no waterworks in Amsterdam? Dutch designer Daan Rosegaarde who brought us glow in the dark roads and cycle paths, now showed Amsterdam the real water level in the Museum Square between the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw without the dams the pumps and the dikes. It's the run-up to the renovation of the first of the great dams of the Netherlands: the Afsluitdijk (1927-1933) (English: Closure Dike) in the North of the country.


Installation in Amsterdam shows real water levels if there would be no human intervention. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 12. What if there were no waterworks in Amsterdam? Dutch designer Daan Rosegaarde who brought us glow in the dark roads and cycle paths, now showed Amsterdam the real water level in the Museum Square between the Rijksmuseum and the Concertgebouw without the dams the pumps and the dikes. It's the run-up to the renovation of the first of the great dams of the Netherlands: the Afsluitdijk (1927-1933) (English: Closure Dike) in the North of the country. (Info: ). ©Wim Wiskerke/Alamy Live News


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Location: Museumplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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