Batavia replica by night

This is the replica of the Batavia a VOC ship. At the moment it is situated in Bataviastad The Netherlands. The wrechk of the original is situated in Australia. I took this photo in 2010 when the ship was still in a good condition. Due to a lack of money the ship is in a depressing state at the moment and the former builder wants to let it sink near the Markerwadden. A group af artificial islands constructed near the island of Marken. The real history of the original ship you can read here (English); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)