Name: De Hef by Maarten Verhees
Brand: Art Heroes
SKU: GB483213M13S115x35
Price: 160 EUR
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About "De Hef"

by Maarten Verhees

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De Hef is de populaire benaming van de Koningshavenbrug, een sinds 24 september 1993 voor het treinverkeer buiten gebruik gestelde spoorweghefbrug over de Koningshaven in Rotterdam.De Koningshaven scheidt het Noordereiland van de wijk Feijenoord. De brugdelen van de Koningshavenbrug aan de wederzijdse oevers stammen uit 1878. Het middengedeelte was oorspronkelijk een draaibrug. Dit was echter een forse hindernis voor de scheepvaart. In de smalle doorvaart voeren meerdere schepen zich vast, in 1918 voer het Duitse schip Kandelfels tegen de pijler. Dit laatste ongeval gaf de doorslag voor de aanleg van een hefbrug ter vervanging van de draaibrug.De brug is ontworpen door ingenieur Pieter Joosting en opengesteld op 31 oktober 1927. Deze brug was de eerste van haar soort in West-Europa. Joris Ivens maakte in 1928 een avant-gardistische film over De Hef met als titel De Brug. Onder meer door deze film werd Ivens internationaal bekend. In 2007 schreef Oscar van Dillen zijn String Quartet 2 als muziekstuk bij deze stomme film. Arij de Boode en Pieter van Oudheusden schreven De Hef, biografie van een spoorbrug (1985, met een woord vooraf door Joris Ivens).Op 14 januari 1933 dook Lou Vlasblom van de hefbrug. Twee weken later sprong Jan Tabbernee vanaf een punt zes meter hoger dan dat van Vlasblom. Tabbernee kwam verkeerd terecht en overleefde de duik niet.Op 14 mei 1940 raakte tijdens het bombardement op Rotterdam de brug zwaar beschadigd. Om weer treinverkeer mogelijk te maken werd z

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Netherlands		+ 1 business day
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Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden		+ 4 business days
Denmark		+ 5 business days
Finland		+ 6 business days

How will the package be sent?

We work with several carriers. Couriers can also be used for large or fragile packages.

Canvas are securely packed in plastic bubble wrap and cardboard. Wallpaper and posters are sent in sturdy tubes.

Not at home? Then the delivery driver will leave a note and an appointment can be made to schedule a new delivery.

I want to express my order. Is this possible?

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