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Also known as Museumhaven Amsterdam

The Oosterdok ('Eastern Dock') is a former wet dock in Amsterdam. It was created in 1831–1832 by constructing the Oosterdoksdam and the Oosterdoksluis, forming a reliable deep port closed off from the tidal IJ.

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  • Context
  • Silting up of Amsterdam harbor
  • Plans for a wet dock
  • The government attempts to close off the IJ
  • History
  • Construction of Oosterdok
  • Significance of the Oosterdok
  • Railroads
  • The North Sea Canal (1876)
  • The 1960s
  • Attractions
  • Oosterdokseiland
  • Center: National Maritime Museum and NEMO
  • Oostenburg
  • Notes
  • References

The Oosterdok ('Eastern Dock') is a former wet dock in Amsterdam. It was created in 1831–1832 by constructing the Oosterdoksdam and the Oosterdoksluis, forming a reliable deep port closed off from the tidal IJ.

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