Pompejus / RO&AD Architecten

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  • Category: Watching Tower
  • Design Team: Ad Kil, Ro Koster, Martin van Overveld
  • Commissioner: Gemeente Bergen op Zoom / Municipality Bergen op Zoom
  • Function: Uitkijktoren, openluchttheater, info-centrum / Watch tower, open air theatre, info centre
  • Height: 26 meter
  • City: Halsteren
  • Country: The Netherlands
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Text description provided by the architects. Pompejus is a watchtower on Fort de Roovere in Halsteren, West Brabant. The tower looks out over the West Brabant Water Defence Line, the oldest part of the Zuiderwaterlinie running from Bergen op Zoom to Grave. Pompejus is a watchtower, an open-air theatre and an information point for tourists. Pompejus is named after the first commander of the fortress, Pompejus de Roovere.

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Cite: "Pompejus / RO&AD Architecten" 20 Feb 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/889239/pompejus-ro-and-ad-architecten> ISSN 0719-8884

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