't Monument, Afsluitdijk Reviews

Beautiful spot with the Wadden Sea on one side and the Ijselmeer on the other. Take a break on the side of the Afsluitdijk.

Great place to look at Netherlands battle against the sea.

Nothing better than enjoying the breathtaking view in the middle of the Afsluitdijk at the Vlietermonument and thinking about the hard work that has been done here.

Buy a coffee at the kiosk, sit on the terrace and enjoy.

Impressive place. Hand made. Everyone can stop and enjoy the views and appreciate the scale of this building.

Nice view on a historical landmark. Don't expect something like a museum, but interesting nonetheless.

Nice to see and read. Go with clear weather .. Then there is more to see!

nice point. products are very expensive !! 2 croquette sandwiches 9.90 tis that I was hungry

Engineering at the highest level to make a dam of the groan

The Afsluitdijk, there is no other name, is an icon for Dutch water management. The dike represents the Dutch battle against water and is the calling card of the famous Dutch hydraulic engineering. Rijkswaterstaat and the De Nieuwe Afsluitdijk partnership are working together on the Afsluitdijk to make it stronger and more attractive. Locks for shipping and discharge sluices are located on both sides of the Afsluitdijk. The Stevinsluizen are located against Noord-Holland. The Lorentz locks are located on Kornwerderzand, more than 4 km from Friesland. The entire dike is 32.5 km long, the water-retaining part of it 30 km. A traffic road runs across the Afsluitdijk, connecting both provinces (North Holland and Friesland). On the Afsluitdijk are several monuments, including the so-called Vlietermonument and the statue of Ir. Cornelis Lely, the architect of the Zuiderzee Works and therefore also of the Afsluitdijk. The monuments can be visited, at the Vlietermonument there is parking and a souvenir shop and lunchroom, called the Monument. The Vlietermonument is located at the Vlieter, the place where the Afsluitdijk was closed in 1932. It is a monument in the form of a watchtower, designed by architect Willem Dudok. Not much can be said about the monuments and statues, they are beautiful works of art. When you enter the tower you have a beautiful view over the dike and the water on both sides of the dike. In the lunchroom you can buy something to eat and drink, the prices are very real. There are various sandwiches, sandwiches, bouncers, omelettes, soup, pancakes, fries and snacks, so you don't have to starve and it is tasty as from a snack bar.
The very first plans for closing off the Zuiderzee date back to the 17th century. At that time, however, the knowledge and technology were far from ripe. In 1891, the young engineer Lely worked out the first viable plans for the Afsluitdijk. In 1913, as Minister of Water Management, he made sure that the project was placed on the cabinet's agenda. Nevertheless, the cabinet decided to postpone these plans. The first work on the Afsluitdijk started in 1920. After a short stop due to a deteriorating economic situation, work accelerated in 1925. More than 30 kilometers of dike in the middle of the sea. In 1932 the last hole in the Afsluitdijk was finally closed.

A slightly run down tower with a nice view!
That's it.

If you are driving over the Afsluitdijk for the first time, you should definitely stop here! Even if you like cars, you can look at cars nicely here. Also visit the large statue and read the information on the information boards, otherwise there is not much to do. You probably won't be here long either.

Nice to just enjoy the view, let the cars rush through you and read back the history.

Very nice landmark with information about how the afsluitdijk had been build. Also has a small restaurant and a souvenirshop. It costs 50 cents to make use of the toilet if you didn't make a purchase at the restaurant!

Little thing, for the monumental work that is the dam, could be improved

It is an incredible bridge, that you have to pass yes or yes, in its small bar that has, have a drink right by the sea and you can relax with an ice cream. Go over the bridge to the other side to know a little more about the history of the bridge which is interesting

Basically, it is not a tourist resort. It is a practical embankment and highway. On the other hand, the achievement of ending the Netherlands, which suffers from erosion, is extremely high, and it seems that no one has gone before even after completely converting the inland sea into a lake.
The rare embankment symbolizing the Netherlands.

It's nice, has a good parking, and you'll have a wonderful view. On the other side is even a little restaurant, where you can eat or drink.
Just the monumenten is kind of dirty; graffiti, garbage, etc.
But overall I recoment going!

Viewpoint between two seas, the final dam is an impressive structure!

The dike is one of the places to see, and the monument of the worker building it is a good place to stop to visit. Both from the bridge that crosses the motorway, and from the viewpoint tower, you can see the impressive length of the dike and the difference in water level between one side and the other.
There are information panels, a small souvenir shop and free parking.

There is a restaurant in the middle of the highway, you can walk over the highway over a pedestrian bridge and around the sea

Nice in terms of location on the map and the view. However, the tower is only like that.

Really great what the Dutch did when building the dam? (Is it a dam or more? Flood weir? Lock weir?). A great view on both sides of the dam. With good visibility forever far. The monument describes the history of the building and you can stop for snacks in a small snack bar + viewpoint. A nice stop worth a detour.

It was incredibly windy the day we were there otherwise very interesting

Quaint snack. Water, sea and lock system, you have to have seen. Had a nice break there.

You have a wonderful view of the IJsselmeer and the North Sea with the West Frisian Islands!
The tower only has certain opening times!

A stop is worth it to understand the titanic work carried out

Very great project, no one before. Because of environmental reasons, there will be no such projects in the future. The sights are free and the watchtower is free. It is windy.

impressive to see the water from both sides. the sea and the lake

good to visit while in Netherlands. Afsluitdijk is an engineering marvel

To visit "by the way" on the go.
You can see the enormity of work and the efforts of the builders at this building.

Great building, what people have done years ago, hats off!

To see to at least understand the titanic work that it took to build this building

A real something beautiful of our Netherlands to have seen and been there

Nice location and good food with a couple of friendly people

In practice, the great Dutch dam is just a great road that unites two extremities, much visited but not very fascinating

It has a beautiful view of the North Sea and the IJsselmeer

So I passed a few years ago ... the weather was nice and the views were breathtaking ... worth it!

Feeding the seaguls by throwing bread in the air was very funny. Nice view to the Waddensee and IJselmeer

The catering facility seems to be housed in the former job site of the dike builders, but the interior has been put up to date. A nice place for a pit stop, where you can immediately look over the dike. Inside many illustrations about the construction of the dike. The menu is set for people passing through. I'd love to come back sometime, but that's personal.

Wonderful to get a breath of fresh air and see the sunset with some time management .....

Educational for young and old. But if it is a rough day, I cannot be found there ....

Came here as a child 40 years ago.
Pure nostalgia.

Highway through the sea. Dike built up with almost shaven hands. You are amazing about the Netherlands !!!

Due to Covid-19, the lookout was sadly closed, but still a very nice place for a rest stop.

Large dam that separates the Isselmeer from the North Sea, is to drive by car. In the middle there is an information and viewpoint.