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Main Canal, Veenhuizen

Colonies of Benevolence2021

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

This was an experiment that was aimed at improving not only poor people, but also poor soil at the same time: a highly functional landscape was created out of isolated peat and heath wastelands that had previously been considered to be unfit for settlement.

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  • Title: Main Canal, Veenhuizen
  • Creator: Colonies of Benevolence
  • Date Created: 2021
  • Rights: Miranda Drenth
  • Location: Netherlands
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iv)
  • Date of Inscription: 2021
  • Category of Site: Cultural site
UNESCO World Heritage

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