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About "Rursee reservoir under a starry sky"
by Eus Driessen
About the artwork
The Ruhr Valley Dam "Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel" is a dam on the Ruhr River near the German town of Heimbach. This dam was built to regulate the water level in the lower reaches of the Ruhr and to generate electricity by means of a hydropower plant.
The dam was built between 1934 and 1938. It was commissioned in 1939. The dam is made of stones and soil, with loam in between.
Towards the end of World War II, the Roer was on the front line between German troops and Allied forces. On 10 February 1945, German troops sabotaged the dam's valves, draining the reservoir. This created high water downstream in the Ruhr, delaying Allied Operation Grenade by two weeks. Between 1955 and 1959, the dam was raised by 20 metres to its present 77 metres above the river's old bed. This significantly expanded the area of the Ruhr Lake, up to the town of Einruhr. The relinquishing of land, including farms and residential houses, initially met with fierce opposition.
The dam reservoir is almost eight square kilometres in size. The lake can hold up to 200 million cubic metres of water. In the middle of the lake is the island of Eichert. The vegetation on this island consists almost entirely of forest. The highest point of the island is 36 metres above the water level of the reservoir.
About Eus Driessen
Passion for photography in all forms. From abandoned buildings to landscapes, from night photography to concert photography. By photographing abandoned buildings people want to take them to the hidden world behind walls where nature slowly takes back the building. And now these pictures can also hang on your wall... Read more…
Astrology and Space
Cologne
Germany
Landscapes
Mysterious Spheres
Nature reserves
Photo wallpaper
Photography
Powerful Expression
Serene Peace
Netherlands
Ordered in August 2017
Germany
Ordered in February 2023
Netherlands
Ordered in June 2019
Netherlands
Ordered in February 2020
Germany
Ordered in January 2023
Germany
Ordered in April 2021
Germany
Ordered in April 2021
Netherlands
Ordered in November 2018
Germany
Ordered in April 2021
Germany
Ordered in April 2021
Germany
Ordered in July 2019
Germany
Ordered in June 2020
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