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Exhibition: Harvesting the Sea | Swansea, National Waterfront Museum
Ausstellung: Technisches Spielzeug | Dortmund, LWL Industrial Museum Zollern II/IV Colliery
Ausstellung: Zeit ist Geld | Dortmund, LWL Industrial Museum Zollern II/IV Colliery
Eisbahn Zollverein | Essen, World Heritage Site Zollverein XII Colliery & Coking Plant
Fotoausstellung: "Menschenbilder" von Brigitte Kraemer | Solingen, Rhineland Industrial Museum Hendrichs Drop Forge
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18.11.08

ERIH Annual Conference 2008 - "Old Iron is not enough"

The ERIH annual conference 2008 showed European industrial heritage as a success factor for tourism...


HollandRoute – Amsterdam-IJmond

The port of Amsterdam for a long period of time, suffered the problem that the sea was only accessible via the Zuiderzee, now called The IJsselmeer. A decision was made to develop the Noordhollands Canal. This canal connects Den Helder with Amsterdam and seemed to be the solution to the problem. The size of ships increased more then foreseen and the Noordhollands Canal soon appeared to be too narrow. The idea to dig a canal right through the dunes to make a short connection to the sea, showed to be the best solution for the long term. Diggers started their work in 1865. At November  1st 1886 the North See Canal was opened.
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Country   City   Site   Theme
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  Amsterdam     Heineken Experience - Heineken Brewery   Production and Manufacturing
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  Amsterdam     NDSM-Shipyard   Production and ManufacturingTransport and Communication
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  Amsterdam-Westerpark     Westergasfactory   Application of PowerHousing and Architecture
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  Haarlem     EBH-terrain   Application of PowerHousing and Architecture
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  Haarlemmermeer     Steam Pumping Station De Cruquius   WaterHousing and Architecture
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  Halfweg     Sugar City   Production and Manufacturing
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  Velsen-Noord     Corus   Iron and Steel
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  Wormerveer     Hulling works   Production and ManufacturingHousing and Architecture
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  Zaandam     Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum   Application of PowerWater
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  Zaandam     Hembrugterrain   Production and Manufacturing
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  Zaandam     Verkade   Production and Manufacturing