Objets Trouvés: The Widening Project of the Lekcanal in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

Abstract

The widening of the “Lekcanal”, one of the busiest shipping routes in the Netherlands, and construction of a larger sea lock meant that some elements of the New Dutch Water Defence Line would have to be moved. Bureau B+B investigated strategies to treat the WWII defence line with integrity regarding its cultural historic value. In order to retain this authenticity it was decided to not replace but relocate the effected monuments, as if tipped over and rolled away to make place for the new development. They remain as “Objets Trouvés” – “Found Objects” along the dike.

Keywords

WWII / Found / Dike / Water System / Canal / Lock

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