Another UNESCO WHS postcard showed up in my mailbox last week. This is the Wouda Pumping Station in Lemmer in the Friesland province of The Netherlands.
"The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents the high point of the contribution made by Netherlands engineers and architects in protecting their people and land against the natural forces of water."
It's so interesting the different sites that are on the WHS list of important world properties that must be protected and preserved. This is the largest steam-powered pumping station in the world, though I have read it is only used in cases of emergency in Friesland.
The stamp used is the same Rembrandt House Museum that I shared here.
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Postcrossing card #39