Studio Roosegaarde has restored flood defences in the Netherlands, impregnating the floodgates with a new retro-reflective material that glows in the headlights of oncoming cars.

The Gates of Light are the permanent part of the Icoon Afsluitdijk exhibition, along with two  temporary installations that will run from November to January.

Daan Roosegaarde and his team were commissioned by the Dutch State and governing bodies of the local regions to repair the historic floodgates and imbue them with iconic status.

"Dikes in the Netherlands are as holy as cows in India, normally you cannot touch them," Daan Roosegaarde, founder of Studio Roosegaarde, told Dezeen.
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