The cut-off meanders of the once winding Dender river form a unique nature reserve today, with this centuries-old drawbridge as the cherry on top.
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The cut-off meanders of the once winding Dender river form a unique nature reserve today, with this centuries-old drawbridge as the cherry on top.
Anyone walking through the dunes between Groot- and Klein Valkenisse on Walcheren will come across a remarkable sight: long rows of pyramid-shaped concrete blocks shooting up out of the sand.
In a quiet little park just north of Vlissingen, the Netherlands, you'll stumble upon the concrete remains of a German anti-aircraft battery from the Second World War.
Belgian 'Cement king' Martin Verbeeck (1882–1959) built an industrial empire in the Kempen region, only to see it collapse in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash.
A nearly 100-year-old water tower casts its shadow over the Opexquarter in the Belgian coast village of Ostend.
Before GPS, satellites and 3D scanning revolutionised land surveying, surveyors had to make do with what they had: a clear line of sight, a sharp pencil and fixed physical markers in the landscape.
The Green 62 (Groene 62) in Belgium lives up to its name. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Wijnendale, where the excavated railway bed has transformed into a verdant microcosm.
Those who stroll along the canal near the Redersplein in Brussels will encounter a striking sight: a 1923 steam locomotive perched on an abandoned railway bridge spanning the Brussels-Scheldt Sea Canal.
Far above the Arctic Circle lies Kiruna, a Swedish city that reveals little at first glance. Yet the wealth, and the very reason for Kiruna’s existence, lies hidden deep underground.
What at first glance appears to be a forgotten industrial remnant turns out, on closer inspection, to tell a rich story about the agro-industry along the Scheldt river in Belgium.
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