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Scheveningen Pier
Pier, aerial view
TypePleasure pier
Characteristics
Total length382 metres (1,253 ft)
(height 45 m (148 feet)
History
DesignerHugh Maaskant, Dick Apon
Opening date1901 (Wandelhoofd Wilhelmina), 1961 (current form)
Scheveningen Pier (Photogr. 2011)

The Scheveningen Pier is a pleasure pier in the Dutch resort 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.

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