This week Taco Bresser gave a guest lecture to students Civil Engineering at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The lecture is a part of the minor ‘constructive design’. It was very nice to inspire the students with examples of sustainable relocation and preservation of heritage.
The 800 year old Artuklu Hamam in Hasankeyf, Turkey is successfully jacked and relocated over a distance of 2.7 km to a higher situated new cultural park. The monumental hammam is positioned near Tomb Zeynel Bey, which was also relocated in May 2017.
The cultural heritage of Hasankeyf is threatened to become flooded as a result of the construction of a dam. By the relocation and restoration this important cultural heritage can be preserved for the future.
For more than 35 years, Bresser has been committed to reinforcing and moving houses, buildings, bridges, viaducts and land tanks. Our team does this safely, professionally and with a lot of passion! Using our knowledge and experience, sustainable solutions can be found in area development and important cultural heritage can be preserved at home and abroad. Engineering News Record magazine (Scott Lewis) recently published a list of the 10 heaviest buildings ever moved in the world. Team Bresser moved No. 1 in Baku and No. 6 in Amsterdam. A result to be proud of!
