Come and see the largest steam engine ever built! You can still see how it works!

The Cruquius steam pumping station not far from Amsterdam Airport is an industrial monument of world format. The 19th century pumping station was built for the gigantic task of draining the big Haarlem lake which had become a threat to the city of Amsterdam.

Please click on a photo to enlargeWithin three years (1849-1852) three steam pumping stations managed to dry out the lake – a masterly engineering achievement. And that in the land of windmills where the new steam technology met with immense suspicion.
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Owing to my academic training at the University of Amsterdam and my experience as an educator, literature study, on-site research and excursions I have gained an advanced command of the geography of the Netherlands and in particular the Dutch’ continuous fight against the water.

Organising tours in the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries for foreign tourists, foreign students and business visitors I am used to deal with tourists from English-language countries and Russia. I also provide taxi transport for adults and groups of children. , for example airport transfers by minibus.
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