The Dhaka Times Desk In the 17th century, the Dutch built moats in the water-rich region of West Brabant to protect their lands and castles from French and Spanish attacks. Today we will present the current picture of that fort moat for the readers.
Fort de Rovere is entirely surrounded by a deep moat. The moat was constructed in such a way that soldiers could march past it but it was not a suitable passage for any kind of boat. Later it turned along the fort on the eastern side till then the fort remained secure.
Interestingly, the moat seems invisible from a distance. Hence it is called Moses Bridge. The term Moses Bridge comes from the invisible trench built by Prophet Moses (pbuh) while crossing the Nile River in Egypt, this trench in the Netherlands also uses the same technique. When the water level is up to the highest point of the bridge, the moat appears invisible due to the reflection of sunlight.
As the enemy advance along the moat when they attack the fort, it seems that at any moment the wall around the bridge will collapse and they will be submerged in the water. This is not the case, as soon as a certain amount of people pass through it, the bridge will go down a little from the highest point of the water and the bridge will collapse due to the pressure of the water in the trench.
First piles lined with wood sheets are built at the deepest part of the bridge with soil. Then stairs and decks are placed inside it. The piers of the bridge are made of a special type of wood of the acacia variety. The special feature of acacia wood is that this wood is not attacked by fungi. The durability of wood increases further when submerged in water. As a result, Acacia wood is popular in the construction of submerged trench dams.
This bridge holds back the water in such a way that it looks like the path of Moses' Nile where Moses commanded the water with his staff and the water receded to become a walkway. The Sunken Breeze in the Netherlands will give you a historical feel as well as a different taste of going through the water.
Reference: Inhabit
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