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Amsterdam is built on clay. From around the 16th century they founded the heavy buildings on the first layer of sand with piles. But because this layer is only around 3m thick, this can move a little over time, especially right in the center of a large city with all the building work over the centuries. Still, that little bit of lean over 400 years is not bad, most humans lean a lot more within a century.Bart, why is de Pluyswacht falling over?
A little post production work will fix that shallow foundation issue right up. :ROTFL:Amsterdam is built on clay. From around the 16th century they founded the heavy buildings on the first layer of sand with piles. But because this layer is only around 3m thick, this can move a little over time, especially right in the center of a large city with all the building work over the centuries. Still, that little bit of lean over 400 years is not bad, most humans lean a lot more within a century.
Nowadays most new buildings are even taller and heavier and get deeper foundations to more substantial layers of sand a bit deeper in the ground.
Bart,A weak foundation ...
And it's named 'Sluyswacht'.
Krgds.
Well, that S has been represented rather artistically: easily to be mistaken for an P.Bart,
Sorry for the mis-spelling, but I was looking at your pic at 23.00 hours GMT (24.00hrs Euro time) on January 31st, and my eyes were full of tears at the UK madness; so I listened to Beethoven's Ode To Joy at full volume and screamed silently into the night.
Indeed, gandolfi - even though I can't claim to have actually been doing likewise last Friday evening... in spirit, I certainly was.Bart,
at 23.00 hours GMT (24.00hrs Euro time) on January 31st, and my eyes were full of tears at the UK madness; so I listened to Beethoven's Ode To Joy at full volume and screamed silently into the night.
You are a master of understatement!Oh what a to do!
:ROTFL:You are a master of understatement!
But it’s alright, Ma... (?):ROTFL:
"And if my thought dreams could be seen
They'd probably put my head in a guillotine".
And here’s a suggestion for you: butt out, and mind your own business. If you don’t like the discussion we’re having, stay out of it.OOh! you poor little loves!...but this is supposed to be a camera forum so stop snivelling and post a few pix, why don't you?
Hey, knock it off you two -- any more of this DPR crap and I'll ban you both permanently -- that kind of attitude and rudeness does not fly here.And here’s a suggestion for you: butt out, and mind your own business. If you don’t like the discussion we’re having, stay out of it.
No argument from me, Jack. It was a wholly unnecessary incident, the like of which I’ve never encountered on here, and it leaves a bad taste. The damage has been done, of course, but if you care to look at the sequence of posts, you’ll see that I didn’t start the aggravation.Hey, knock it off you two -- any more of this DPR crap and I'll ban you both permanently -- that kind of attitude and rudeness does not fly here.