Westerdok

Westerdok
Native name
Westerdok (Dutch)
Model of the Westerdok in 1889
LocationAmsterdam
Coordinates52°23′08″N 4°53′27″E / 52.385669°N 4.890928°E / 52.385669; 4.890928
Built1834
Westerdok is located in Amsterdam
Westerdok
Westerdok
Location of Westerdok in Amsterdam

Westerdok (Western Dock) is a former wet dock in Amsterdam. It was created in 1830-1834 by constructing the Westerdoksdam and Westerdoksluis, forming a reliable deep port closed off from the tidal IJ. It lost its function in 1876 when the North Sea Canal was opened. About half of it has since been filled up.