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Utrecht, Netherlands, now and then (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here's a before-and-after-and-after of the Catharijnesingel by @[email protected] (from X, which I won't link to).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Now I understand! So the canal was covered up with a highway, water was just going beneath it (Edit: I read it appears to have been drained when the highway was constructed). Removing the highway just uncapped it again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I can't believe someone would ctually do this, so awesome!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It must be great living in a sane country.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Cool comparison, but it's worth pointing out that the second picture is taken from the bridge that you can see in the first picture. So those big buildings you see on the left in the first picture didn't just disappear, they're just moved out of the shot.