Rotterdam's Maas Tunnel is the oldest road tunnel in the Netherlands. Apart from a tube for car traffic, there are also a cyclist and a pedestrian tunnel. Here we see the end of the pedestrian tunnel, with the stairs leading to the escalator hall.
Remarkably, for such's infrastructure project, a lot of attention has been paid to the design; this is how people did it in the 1930s. Note, for instance, the copper handrail, the green tiling on the columns and the flowing shapes of the stairs.
The photo was taken low to the ground so that something is still visible of the space the stairs lead to. The 1930s atmosphere is broken only in details by contemporary elements like fire alarms and cameras's. I could have shopped them away but chose to leave those anachronisms in sight.
My work can be found in the border regions of photography, painting and computer visuals. With my company 3Develop I do work in commission but I use the same techniques, skills and software to make free work.
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