Google Map World Heritage sites for Netherlands

Main link goes to Google satellite image of area. In most places you can zoom in once, in some places all the way. Use "VR" link for virtual reality tours, "Img" for Google images. Please note, some coordinates have errors. If you find the true coordinates, comment on my blog.

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles: [Img] "The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curacao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the..." [More]
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder): [Img] "The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is the oldest area of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of..." [More]
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station): [Img] "The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents..." [More]
Defence Line of Amsterdam: [Img] "Extending 135 km around the city of Amsterdam, this defence line (built between 1883 and 1920) is the only example of a fortification based on the principle of controlling..." [More]
Schokland and Surroundings: [Img] "Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But following the..." [More]
Rietveld Schroderhuis (Rietveld Schroder House): [Img] "The Rietveld Schroder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schroder-Schrader, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in 1924. This small family..." [More]
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout: [Img] "The outstanding contribution made by the people of the Netherlands to the technology of handling water is admirably demonstrated by the installations in the..." [More]

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