Oosterdok
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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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