The Scheveningen Pier is a pleasure pier in the Dutchresort town of Scheveningen near The Hague. Opened in 1961, the current pier is the second in the town, the first being lost just after, and as a result of, the Second World War.
The first pier of Scheveningen, named Wandelhoofd Koningin Wilhelmina (Stroll Main Queen Wilhelmina) opened on 6 May 1901 and was designed by the Dutch architect Wilhelmus Bernardus van Liefland and W. Wyhowski.[1] The wooden structure was built on a steel foundation directly in front of the Kurhaus hotel. During the Second World War Scheveningen was part of the Atlantikwall with the Germans using the pavilion as a storage facility as well as placing arms ammunition on the pier. To complicate an invasion by the Allies, the 30 meter promenade was removed and fitted with a suspension bridge. On March 26, 1943 the pavilion burned out completely. After the fire, the Germans demolished the pier by removing the wooden upper structure from its foundation, most likely due to fears the pier could be used by the Allied forces in an amphibious assault.
Current pierEdit
Aerial view
On 17 September 1959 the current structure, designed by Dutch architects Hugh Maaskant and Dick Apon from Rotterdam, was opened by the then mayor of The Hague, Hans Kolfschoten. Its unusual construction boasts two levels for the main pier, the lower deck a closed-in section, the upper open to the elements, and four terminal sections called 'islands', each originally with a separate focus. Its total length is 382 meters.
After a period of decay the pier was purchased in 1991 by the Van der Valk group for one Dutch guilder.[2] The company invested about 20 million euros in the pier, refurbishing the main span and one island, constructing a restaurant and casino. Following a fire in 2011 a new period of decay began and the pier was declared bankrupt in early 2013.[3] The whole structure was closed in October 2013 by the town management, because the structure was no longer safe.
The project developer Kondor Wessels Groep en Danzep BV bought the pier in October 2014[4] and planned to introduce various new features. On 19 July 2015, the upper deck of the pier was partly reopened, though safety concerns limited attendance to a maximum of 800 people at the same time.[5] The lower deck is also open, although work continues. The upper deck contains a Bungee jumping facility[3] and a restaurant.
ReferencesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scheveningse pier.
^"Wandelhoofd Koningin Wilhelmina (Scheveningen)". Hetnieuweinstituut.nl. 18 April 2016. from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^ ab"Bungeejump-ondernemer keert terug naar Pier Scheveningen". Nu.nl. 19 February 2015. from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
^"'Reuzenrad op de Pier Scheveningen absoluut mogelijk!' | Omroep West". Omroepwest.nl. from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
^"Scheveningse Pier deels heropend". Nu.nl. 18 July 2015. from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
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