Since most of the Netherlands are below sea level an intricate system of dykes, locks and barriers is necessary to prevent flooding. To test the installations an open air laboratory was created. Scale models of coastal fortifications, ports and shorelines were tested with machines constructed to create flood waves and coastal currents. The laboratory was not only used to test layouts for Dutch building projects but also for foreign clients. That way tests for the ports in Bangkok, Thyboran or Lybia were carried out. For years the facilities decayed and were recovered by the surrounding forest. Today it is a national monument and the most important devices are restored.
Sehr, sehr interessant! Von dieser Location habe ich bisher noch nichts gehört, werde ich nun aber garantiert besuchen irgendwann! Spannend!