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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- Instance of
- body of water
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Amsterdam
- Location
- Amsterdam-Centrum
- Image
- Nicolaas1.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- 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.
== Context ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oosterdok” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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