Gallery: Behold the Giant, Glorious Structures Keeping Nature at Bay
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Grimsel Pass Dam, Switzerland
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Grass-covered seawalls along the Skagerrak strait in Lønstrup, Denmark
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Snow sheds at Sella Pass, Italy
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Reservoir in Tauernmoos, Austria
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Rock netting in the Alps near Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
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Artificial island Neeltje Jans off the coast of the Netherlands.
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Seawall in Blackpool, UK
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Artificial lake in Silvretta, Austria
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Avalanche and mudslide barriers in Fionnay, Switzerland
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