Kiel Canal Exhibition
The Kiel Canal Exhibition in Kiel-Wik presents models and photos of the construction and operation of the Eider Canal and the Kiel Canal .
The Kiel Canal, opened in 1895, is used annually by 40,000 - 50,000 ships which carry around 70 - 80 million tons. In the exhibition set up for the anniversary in 1995, numerous models and pictures can be viewed as part of a guided tour. The exhibition is located in the former machine house for the original water hydraulics and electrical power generation. Models and graphics demonstrate the construction of the previous facility as well as the 34-kilometer-long Eider Canal, opened in 1784 and integrated into the later NOK. Color photos and explanatory texts on display boards provide information about the construction, maintenance and operation of the Kiel Canal and the four locks in Kiel-Holtenau. There are also special features of the channel, such as For example, the background to the use of special canal helmsmen who support the canal pilots during passage is documented.
So is u. a. the first high road bridge Holtenau and the first high road and railway bridge Levensau over the Kiel Canal to visit as a model. The function and technology of the locks and the water level compensation are shown on detailed models and partially demonstrated. Data on economic energy consumption are given. The new locks with gate undercarriage for opening and closing the lock gates, which were designed as sliding gates, can be viewed in detail. In the upper part of the exhibition, a section of the canal with lighting is set up as a model. In 2013, the exhibition at the old location in Kiel Holtenau was closed and moved to machine hall I of the former technical naval school in Wik. There she is now being looked after by the Maritime Quarter Association.
literature
- The Kiel Canal. In 16 photographs based on the recordings made on behalf of the Imperial Canal Commission in Kiel. Historical data and figures about the prehistory and the construction of the canal. Hamburg 1898, Constabel & Knackstedt
- Walter Schulz: The Kiel Canal A photo chronicle of the building history . 6th edition. 2008, ISBN 3-8042-0373-6 , boyens-medien.de
See also
- Atrium lock museum , canal and lock exhibition in Brunsbüttel
Web links
- Pictures of the exhibition ( Memento from May 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ uca: Maritime Quarter: Historic beer crate is now an exhibit . shz.de; 15th August 2017
Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 35 ″ N , 10 ° 8 ′ 11 ″ E