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Think "Holland" and you've probably already conjured the iconic images of tulips and windmills. More precisely, the very specific windmills you're envisioning right now are that of Kinderdijk.
Though it may sound odd for how technical and pragmatic the region proved to be, the name Kinderdijk translates in Dutch to mean "children's dike." According to local legend, after a particularly terrible flood in the 15th century, a lone basket was left floating in an inundated canal. Upon closer inspection, a cat was found bounding from one side of the basket to the other in an effort to keep it balanced, for inside rested an orphaned baby. The cat had kept the babe afloat, safe and sound during its journey… Thus giving the world the folktale "The Cat and the Cradle" in addition to the village of Kinderdijk its name.
Back in the modern day, visitors will find 19 historically authentic windmills scattered across Kinderdijk's canal-riddled landscape. With their sails raised to the skies (coming to rest in formations that communicate across the bogs in a language of semafors), one could be forgiven for believing these are creatures beholden to the air. What history reveals, in fact, is that the Netherlands' famous windmills are well-disguised creatures of the sea, without which the nation's famously innovative water management system would not have been possible.
Sometime in the 13th century, Zuid-Holland's peat rivers ceased to drain as they had been, creating a pattern of flooding that devastated the beautiful landscape at Alblasserwaard, which already existed below sea level. Berms were built to prevent flooding, but pumping stations needed to be constructed to continue water flow from low to high areas; hence, the 19th windmills still seen today.
Nowhere else in the world offers a complete portrait of early water management like that of Kinderdijk, which accounts for UNESCO's inclusion of the site among its World Heritage as of 1997 for its "unique character." Thanks to its truly groundbreaking unification of sea and sky, plus the added bonus of a world-renowned folktale, a visit to Kinderdijk is the sort of treasure that offers something for dreamers and pragmatists alike. www.atlasobscura.com/places/windmills-of-kinderdijk
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Bergen op Zoom, 01-04-2016; Zoommeer zoetwaterbuffer en opvangbassin voor oppervlaktewater bij hoogwater. Molenplaat, Bergsche Diep, Schelde-Rijnverbinding.
Zoommeer freshwater buffer and mergency basin for surface water at high tide.
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Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 23-08-2016; Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard, de ontpolderde Polder Noordwaard met afgestorven bomen en neiuwe kreken. Foto richting Hollandsch Diep. De dijken aan de rivier de Nieuwe Merwede zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard en de Biesbosch sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses havbeen demolished and rebuild on new dwelling mounds.
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Het Rijnland Mr. P.A. Pynacker Hordijk gemaal is in 1935/1936 gebouwd.
Na een renovatie, die plaats vond tussen 2013 en 2016 zijn een aantal details verdwenen en staat alles achter hoge hekwerken verstopt.
Hier zie je, in een heerlijk herfstzonnetje, alle waterwerken van Termunterzijl in 1 oogopslag. Moet je echt even op "orignal size" zien!
Van links naar rechts: De havensteiger, het oude stoomgemaal Cremer (bouwjaar 1930), de uitwateringssluizen, het nieuwe gemaal Rozema (bouwjaar 2000).
Je kunt hier ook heel goed zien hoe de Nederlanders zich ontwikkelen op het gebied van waterbeheer. En toch nog steeds natte voeten....
De leden van het museumstoomgemaal Cremer hebben een website gemaakt, en dit panorama wordt daar als banner gebruikt:
Dit panorama heb ik al een flinke tijd geleden gemaakt, in oktober 2005, toen nog met mijn allereerste camera.
This is a picture of a very important part of Dutch heritage. With these installatios we protect ourselves from the water. For the most part, Holland lies below sea level, and all the rain and water must be pumped out...
Nikon D70 + Sigma 70-300mm (80mm) DL2
12 individual Exposures stitched with Panorama tools
Ik heb gepoogd om het (helaas noodzakelijke) watermerk zo "niet storend" mogelijk te houden...
The level of river Lippe is still much higher as normal. So the wetlands are still highly flooded.
The regulation gate is almost out of function.
Span: Complejo hidroeléctrico Futaleufú.
Clic 2x para máx' ampliacion.
Engl: Futaleufú Hydroelectric Complex.
Click 2x for maximum enlargment.
Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia
Subak is the water management (irrigation) system for paddy fields on Bali island, Indonesia which was developed in the 9th century. For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem. The system consists of five terraced rice fields and water temples covering nearly 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres). The temples are the main focus of this cooperative water management, known as subak. Subak is a traditional ecologically sustainable irrigation system that binds Balinese agrarian society together within the village's Bale Banjar community center and Balinese temples. The water managements is under the authority of the priests in water temples, who practice Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, a self-described relationship between humans, the earth and the gods. Tri Hita Karana draws together the realm of spirit, the human world and nature. The overall subak system exemplifies this philosophical principle. Water temple rituals promote a harmonious relationship between people and their environment through the active engagement of people with ritual concepts that emphasise dependence on the life-sustaining forces of the natural world. Rice is seen as the gift of god, and the subak system is part of temple culture. On July 6, 2012, subak was enlisted as a UNESCO world heritage site. Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, consist of Supreme Water Temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur and Lake Batur, Subak Landscape of Pakerisan Watershed, Subak Landscape of Catur Angga Baturkaru, and Royal Temple of Taman Ayun has been inscribed upon a World Heritage List of The Conservation concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on this list confirm the outstanding universal value of cultural or natural property which deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subak_(irrigation)
Just west of the Metra tracks and the western end of the Bloomingdale Trail at 1725 N. Springfield Ave., the pumping station was completed in 1901. Originally a coal-fired facility, it is being changed from steam turbines and boilers to electric motors, a project begun in 2013. As part of the conversion, three buildings – including a chlorine plant – were demolished.
Unlike the Central Park Pumping Station on the West Side, I wasn’t hassled by personnel, including the woman supervising the dismantling of the chimney from the street below.
The famous windmills at Kinderdijk in South Holland are a group of 19 authentic windmills built in 1738 and 1740 to keep water out of the low-lying land. It is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Happy Windmill Wednesday
Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 23-08-2016; Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard. Foto richting rivier de Nieuwe Merwede. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard en de Biesbosch sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses havbeen demolished and rebuild on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Peatland forest in Parupuk village, Katingan. Central Kalimantan.
Photo by Nanang Sujana/CIFOR
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Transplanting rice, Central Thailand - in the gentle rain, early rainy season. Transplanting rice is labour intensive, physically demanding work
My photographs are (C) Copyright Richard Friend and All Rights Reserved.
Just west of the Metra tracks and the western end of the Bloomingdale Trail at 1725 N. Springfield Ave., the pumping station was completed in 1901. Originally a coal-fired facility, it is being changed from steam turbines and boilers to electric motors, a project begun in 2013. As part of the conversion, three buildings – including a chlorine plant – were demolished.
Unlike the Central Park Pumping Station on the West Side, I wasn’t hassled by personnel, including the woman supervising the dismantling of the chimney from the street below.
Nederland, Gelderland, Gemeente Brakel, 23-08-2016; Buitenpolder Het Munnikeland, ten oosten van Loevestein aan rivier de Waal. In het kader van het programma Ruimte voor de Rivier is de Waaldijk landinwaarts verlegd en heeft de Waal meer ruimte gekregen waardoor de rivier bij extreem hoogwater meer water kan afvoeren. Grondwerk.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River): the Waaldike has been shifted (inland direction) and as a consequence the river can transport the water more efficient in cas of high waters.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
This alternate entrance, by the village of Umm Sayhoun which grew up as a result of the Bedouin being resettled from Petra in the 1980s, is almost like entering Petra via the backdoor.
Scan of a slide 1970-80's.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
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Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Werkendam, 01-04-2016;
Ruimte voor de Rivier project Ontpoldering Noordwaard.
Foto richting Biesbosch, rivier de Nieuwe Merwede rechtsonder. De bandijk (winterdijk) is voorzien van doorlaten annex brug, boerderijen zijn op terpen gebouwd. De dijken aan de rivierzijde zijn gedeeltelijk afgegraven waardoor rivier de Nieuwe Merwede bij hoogwater via de Noordwaard sneller naar zee stromen. Gevolg van de ingrepen is dat de waterstand verder stroomopwaarts zal dalen. Ook de getijden keren terug in het gebied.
National Project Ruimte voor de Rivier (Room for the River) By lowering and moving the dike of the Noordwaard polder the area will become subject to controlled inundation and function as a dedicated water detention district. Houses and farmhouses will be constructed on new dwelling mounds.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Title: [Million Acre Playground]
Date of film: 1960s
Physical descrip: Color; sound; original length: 14:10
Local call number: V-28; CA129; S. 828
General note: Excerpt of original. This film depicts the work of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District in maintaining the Everglades. There are lots of wildlife and recreational scenes. It includes airboats, deer hunting with hounds, duck hunting, frog gigging, fishing, camping and the Okeechobee Waterway Cross State Boat Cruise. Pedal steel guitars provide the film's background music.
To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232446
The famous windmills at Kinderdijk in South Holland are a group of 19 authentic windmills built in 1738 and 1740 to keep water out of the low-lying land. It is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Happy Windmill Wednesday
Het Concertgemaal is gevestigd in één van de mooiste locaties van Amsterdam Noord: het oude gemaal aan de Landsmeerderdijk. Gerenoveerd en omgetoverd tot een schitterende werkplek voor creatieve ondernemers en kunstenaars uit de omgeving en tegelijkertijd het eerste podium voor klassieke muziek in Noord.
Pumping station. Now in use as flexible offices and it provides a stage for classical music concerts and dinners.
With your eagle eye you may spot the soccer ball on top of the tower-like structure. Gawd help the whole town if water ever gets high enough to flow into those grates.
Normally, like similar 'Burque dams around town, most runoff when it does occur goes into unassuming channels and culverts you may not even notice around the installation. In fact, notably without trepidation over potential drowning, that's a soccer field at the upper right in the neighboring basin just south of this area.
Location: Kinney Dam, Albuquerque, New Mexico 3:28pm
Albuquerque Mayor Harry Kinney (1974-77 and 1981-1985) played major roles in acquiring for the City the former Elena Gallegos Land Grant acreage where this namesake dam is situated.
A imagem destaca um elemento do complexo sistema de captação de águas pluviais dos Sassi di Matera, na Basilicata, Itália. Este engenhoso dispositivo, integrado nas habitações escavadas na rocha, utiliza telhas de terracota invertidas e canais de pedra para direcionar a água da chuva para uma rede de cisternas subterrâneas conhecidas como palombari. Devido à precipitação irregular e à escassez de nascentes, a gestão da água foi essencial para a sobrevivência das comunidades, permitindo a ocupação permanente da região. O sistema incluía bicas e condutas que canalizavam a água para reservatórios interligados, muitas vezes dotados de câmaras de decantação para purificação. A prática coletiva de conservação hídrica garantiu a autossuficiência e o desenvolvimento agrícola, confirmando a intersecção entre arquitetura e tecnologia hidráulica na adaptação ao meio ambiente. Embora tenha sido na maioria abandonado com a modernização no século XX, o sistema é um exemplar de engenharia vernacular que contribuiu para a inscrição de Matera na lista do Património Mundial da UNESCO, preservando a memória de práticas sustentáveis que valorizam cada gota de água.
The image highlights an element of the complex rainwater collection system of the Sassi di Matera, in Basilicata, Italy. This ingenious device, integrated into the dwellings carved into the rock, uses inverted terracotta tiles and stone channels to direct rainwater into a network of underground cisterns known as palombari. Due to irregular rainfall and a scarcity of springs, water management was essential for the survival of communities, allowing for the permanent occupation of the region. The system included spouts and pipes that channeled water into interconnected reservoirs, often equipped with settling chambers for purification. The collective practice of water conservation ensured self-sufficiency and agricultural development, confirming the intersection between architecture and hydraulic technology in adapting to the environment. Although it was mostly abandoned with modernization in the 20th century, the system is an example of vernacular engineering that contributed to Matera's inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, preserving the memory of sustainable practices that value every drop of water.
In mediavel times Venice was the only large European town without city wall. WATER was it's rampart.
Controlling the element and preventing the lagoon to silt was of highest priority to the Venetian people. The water management comittee (Magistrato alle Acque) became one of the most powerful institutions of the city.
The river Brenta whose northern arm once formed the Canale Grande was diverted around the lagoon towards the adjacent Delta of Po in the 14th century. Some centuries later even the course of the large Po itself was bend southward hoping to prevent its sediments enter the lagoon.
A HDR image taken at the Delta of Po.
Water quality in the nutrition survey in the village of Bafwaboli, near Kisangani - DRC.
Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR
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Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Bergen op Zoom, 01-04-2016; Zoommeer zoetwaterbuffer en opvangbassin voor oppervlaktewater bij hoogwater. Schelde-Rijnkanaal en Molenplaat, Bergsche Diep. Oosterschelde aan de horizon.
Zoommeer freshwater buffer and mergency basin for surface water at high tide.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Water quality in the nutrition survey in the village of Bafwaboli, near Kisangani - DRC.
Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
The famous windmills at Kinderdijk in South Holland are a group of 19 authentic windmills built in 1738 and 1740 to keep water out of the low-lying land. It is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Print Size 13x19 inches.