THE city of Rotterdam will dismantle part of a historic bridge to accommodate Jeff Bezos’ huge under-construction yacht Y721 later this year. Part of Koningshaven Bridge will be taken apart in order for Bezos’ 127-metre tall, three-mast yacht to pass through. Dutch company Oceano has been building the massive vessel...
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THE city of Rotterdam will dismantle part of a historic bridge to accommodate Jeff Bezos’ huge under-construction yacht Y721 later this year.
Part of Koningshaven Bridge will be taken apart in order for Bezos’ 127-metre tall, three-mast yacht to pass through.
Dutch company Oceano has been building the massive vessel in Alblasserdam for a cost estimated to be $USD500 million, but to reach the open seas, it must first pass through Rotterdam, and the city’s historic steel bridge, which is locally known as De Hef, and has a clearance of not even 40m.
Declared a national monument, Koningshaven underwent a large-scale restoration from 2014 to 2017, after which Rotterdam said it would not be dismantled again.
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