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@erikcats.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy Oct 13, 2026, 9:46 PM

Moving parts

@erikcats.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy Oct 13, 2026, 9:44 PM

Spent some time today at the #WoudaGemaal #UNESCO site with the fam. Absolutely gorgeous piece of #IndustrialHistory - a #SteamPowered pumping station that has been in continuous use for well over a hundred years, that is still contributing to a large part of our […]

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View of the land side of the pumping station. There's a super wide canal leading towards a neo-Renaissance meets Amsterdam School building blocking the canal at the end. The building has a 60 meter high brick chimney (which was apparently built three times before it took) on the kettle hall. The machine hall, most of the structure, is a long symmetrically building with huge high windows which allow the light from the other side to come through.

Two of the four giant steam kettles in the kettle hall with a network of red painted pressure pipes leading away from them. A modern step ladder and gas burner are testament to the place still being in use to manage water levels.

Huge flywheels and covered paddle wheels on the inside of the main Hall generating enough water motion to do away with a couple of swimming pools per second. It all looks very steampunk but huge

Sea facing side of the pumping station showing the main hall with, in the water, four massive gates letting the water out. The doors are made of hardwood that have lasted since 1917 for greatest part.

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