Ships in the historic dry dock (anno 1822) - Droogdok Jan Blanken (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
In the navy quarter (Marine Kwartier Hellevoetsluis), certainly at the dry dock, the 19th-century history from the Navy era of Hellevoetsluis can still be seen. The historic dock is restored in perfect condition almost just like it was, still operational and frequently in use. Various types of ships are undergoing repairs and maintenance.
The dry dock is one of the historic sites within the unique maritime fortified city Fortress Hellevoetsluis. The city of Hellevoetsluis used to be known as Fortress Holland, an important naval port for centuries and with an illustrious maritime past in Dutch history.
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Hellevoetsluis - Droogdok Jan Blanken - Fortresse Holland
Droogdok Jan Blanken - the Dry dock Jan Blanken is a national monument built for the Dutch navy between 1798 and 1822 (architect Jan Blanken) in Hellevoetsluis for the construction and maintenance of ships. Equipped with new techniques such as a pump house (rebuilt in 2001, now a restaurant) with a James Watt steam engine and hundreds of piles were driven into the ground for the dock foundation. The dock has a ship door (type of lock, French invention), and devided in a maintenance and construction section, the walls of which are constructed as an amphitheater to facilitate easy ship maintenance. The naval frigate Euridice was the first ship to be docked.
After the departure of the Dutch Navy until 1970, in operation, completely restored in 2005, and now a museum with the still fully functioning dock for maintenance on ships.
See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droogdok_Jan_Blanken.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #monument #history #drydock #museum #Droogdok #Hellevoetsluis #NL
Ships in the historic dry dock (anno 1822) - Droogdok Jan Blanken (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
In the navy quarter (Marine Kwartier Hellevoetsluis), certainly at the dry dock, the 19th-century history from the Navy era of Hellevoetsluis can still be seen. The historic dock is restored in perfect condition almost just like it was, still operational and frequently in use. Various types of ships are undergoing repairs and maintenance.
The dry dock is one of the historic sites within the unique maritime fortified city Fortress Hellevoetsluis. The city of Hellevoetsluis used to be known as Fortress Holland, an important naval port for centuries and with an illustrious maritime past in Dutch history.
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Hellevoetsluis - Droogdok Jan Blanken - Fortresse Holland
Droogdok Jan Blanken - the Dry dock Jan Blanken is a national monument built for the Dutch navy between 1798 and 1822 (architect Jan Blanken) in Hellevoetsluis for the construction and maintenance of ships. Equipped with new techniques such as a pump house (rebuilt in 2001, now a restaurant) with a James Watt steam engine and hundreds of piles were driven into the ground for the dock foundation. The dock has a ship door (type of lock, French invention), and devided in a maintenance and construction section, the walls of which are constructed as an amphitheater to facilitate easy ship maintenance. The naval frigate Euridice was the first ship to be docked.
After the departure of the Dutch Navy until 1970, in operation, completely restored in 2005, and now a museum with the still fully functioning dock for maintenance on ships.
See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droogdok_Jan_Blanken.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #monument #history #drydock #museum #Droogdok #Hellevoetsluis #NL