Friday 31 · 07 · 2026

Bright ideas

Bridges, barriers and ideas that became bigger than their place on the map.

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Illustrated route through a Dutch landscape with dunes, dikes, a river, bridge, ferry and city
coast & dunes
river country

From the archive · 31.07.2026

Bright ideas

Bridges, barriers and ideas that became bigger than their place on the map.

ewouds rondje 31/07 NL · SLIMME-STREKEN
  1. 1start
  2. 2look
  3. 3choose
  4. 4discover
  5. 5finish
Stop 1 of 5 Near which city do the enormous gates of the Maeslant barrier protect the shipping channel?
Stop 2 of 5 Between which cities did the first Dutch train run in 1839?
Stop 3 of 5 Which event accelerated the construction of the Delta Works?
Stop 4 of 5 Which Rotterdam factory has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014?
Stop 5 of 5 How do you use the Dutch cycle-junction network?

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