Delta Works
A chain of dams, sluices and storm surge barriers in the south west of the Netherlands, built after the North Sea flood of 1953. The Oosterschelde storm surge barrier is its best known part, and the system protects a large area of low land around the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt delta.
- Where
- Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.6500, 3.7200
Get the Delta Works stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Delta Works. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Zeeland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Delta Works
Oosterscheldekering 2.5 km
The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland. It is the largest of the Delta Works, the dams and barriers built to protect the Netherlands from North Sea floods. It was completed in 1986.
Van Nelle Factory 58 km
A former tea, coffee and tobacco factory on the Schie in Rotterdam, built between 1925 and 1931 to a design by Brinkman and Van der Vlugt. Its glass curtain walls make it a leading example of modernist and functionalist architecture, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Euromast 59 km
An observation tower in Rotterdam designed by Hugh Maaskant and built between 1958 and 1960 for the Floriade garden show. It is a concrete structure and has been a listed monument since 2010. Its viewing platform looks over the city and the port.
Kunsthal 59 km
An art space in Rotterdam that opened in 1992. It has no permanent collection and instead hosts changing exhibitions of art, design, photography and culture. It stands in the Museumpark beside the Natural History Museum.
Oude Kerk Delft 59 km
A Gothic Protestant church in the old centre of Delft, nicknamed Oude Jan and Scheve Jan. Its 75 metre tower leans noticeably out of line, and the painter Johannes Vermeer is buried inside the church.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 60 km
An art museum in Rotterdam's Museumpark, named for its two main donors. Its collection runs from the Middle Ages to the present, with works by Bosch, Rembrandt and Van Gogh and a large design collection.
Nieuwe Kerk Delft 60 km
A Gothic Protestant church on the Markt in Delft, opposite the town hall. It is the burial place of the House of Orange Nassau, where William the Silent was laid to rest after his murder in 1584, and its tower can be climbed.
Erasmus Bridge 60 km
A cable stayed and bascule bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam, completed in 1996. Its single tilted pylon has given it the nickname The Swan, and it links the city centre with the Kop van Zuid.
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Questions
Where is Delta Works?
Delta Works is in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Oosterscheldekering (2.5 km), Van Nelle Factory (58 km), Euromast (59 km).
How do I get the Delta Works stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Delta Works and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Zeeland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Delta Works before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Zeeland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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