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Former Third Institution, Veenhuizen, aerial photo
Colonies of Benevolence2021
UNESCO World Heritage
Nowhere else in the world has anyone ever carried out such a vast, extensive scheme to fight poverty through farming. In both ambition and land area (1462 ha in the Netherlands alone), the scale of the colonies was enormous, with over 18,000 people living there at their peak.
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- Title: Former Third Institution, Veenhuizen, aerial photo
- 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
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