Netherlands

Shaped by its battle with water, the Netherlands carries traditions of land reclamation, windmills, dairy craft and decorative arts known across the world.

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Knowledge in this place

Windmill and watermill operating

Windmill and watermill operating

The craft of the miller running historic wind and water mills for grinding, drainage and sawing, inscribed by UNESCO.

Building & habitat

Delftware pottery

Delftware pottery

Tin-glazed earthenware hand-painted in cobalt blue, a ceramic tradition centred on the city of Delft since the seventeenth century.

Traditional cheese markets

Traditional cheese markets

Weighing and trading wheels of Gouda and Edam through ritual hand-clapping bargaining, kept alive in towns like Gouda and Alkmaar.

Polder water management

Polder water management

The collective knowledge of dikes, pumping and drainage that reclaims and protects land below sea level.

Building & habitat