of Lely stands on the western point of the Afsluitdijk. It was sculpted by Mari Andriessen and dedicated on 23 September 1954, the 100th anniversary of Lely's birth. A replica of this statue stands in the center of Lelystad, on a tower of basalt blocks, designed by . In Lelystad's city hall is a statue of Lely made by Piet Esser. Decorations Honorary degrees References External links Dr. C. Lely Parlement & Politiek Dr. C. Lely (liberaal) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal 1854 births 1929 deaths Canal engineers Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Delft University of Technology alumni Dutch civil engineers Dutch technology writers Environmental engineers Governors of Suriname Hydraulic engineers Irrigation engineers Liberal State Party politicians Liberal Union (Netherlands) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of South Holland Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands Ministers of Transport and Water Management of the Netherlands Municipal councillors of The Hague Politicians from Amsterdam Technical writers Viaduct engineers Water resource management in the Netherlands Zuiderzee Works 19th-century Dutch civil servants 19th-century Dutch engineers 19th-century Dutch male writers 19th-century Dutch politicians 20th-century Dutch civil servants 20th-century Dutch engineers 20th-century Dutch male writers 20th-century Dutch politicians Engineers from Amsterdam