1.0Zandvoorts Museumhttps://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/en/marketinghttps://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/en/author/marketing/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jrk1Ak48X8"><a href="https://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/en/collectie/reconstruction/">Reconstruction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/en/collectie/reconstruction/embed/#?secret=Jrk1Ak48X8" width="600" height="338" title="“Reconstruction” — Zandvoorts Museum" data-secret="Jrk1Ak48X8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://zandvoortsmuseum.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ZM-Wederopbouw-Watertoren.jpg1920564Even during the war, people were already thinking about the future of Zandvoort. Urban planner Friedhoff and Mayor Van Alphen developed plans for the reconstruction of the heavily damaged village. [caption id="attachment_7457" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Friedhoff Model of the Reconstruction of Zandvoort[/caption] Eventually, Zandvoort took on a different look than before. Many characteristic buildings were replaced by apartment buildings and modern structures. The new water tower, built in 1953, also differed greatly from its predecessor. This story shows how decisions made during the reconstruction shaped Zandvoort’s current appearance and how each generation continues to reshape the village. [caption id="attachment_7577" align="alignnone" width="1920"] View of the new water tower, 1959[/caption]     [caption id="attachment_7458" align="alignnone" width="1650"] Reconstruction of Strandweg toward Kerkstraat[/caption]