Living in the Netherlands |The Dark Secret Behind 18 Million People Below Sea Level

A third of the Netherlands lies below the level of the sea. So how do you build an entire country on land you had to take from the water — and turn it into one of the happiest, most liveable places on Earth? In this 4K documentary, we go past the postcards to find out how life really works in the Netherlands. From the canal houses of Amsterdam — curtains thrown wide open to the street — to the working harbour of Rotterdam, the tulip fields, the cheese markets, the quiet villages, the royal city of Den Haag and the sea at Scheveningen. And underneath all of it, the stubborn, centuries-old fight to hold back the water that made this country possible at all. This is the story of a people who agreed, together, not to drown — and built a home instead. So… could you live here? Tell us in the comments. We read them. 🔔 New country documentaries regularly — subscribe and come wander with us: @Meridian-doku 0:00 A Land Below the Waves 1:24 The Secrets of Amsterdam's Architecture 4:43 The Birth of Modern Finance 6:38 Rotterdam's Bold Rebirth 12:13 Engineering a New Coastline #Netherlands #Holland #TravelDocumentary #BelowSeaLevel #CouldYouLiveHere #Meridian