WORKERS CELEBRATE DUTCH BUILDING TRADITION IN SYDNEY, 2000-09-05 (photo)

Sailor Stijn Somers (L) and colleague Christine Henschlen (R) observe a Dutch tradition by handing a keg of beer to builders Antoine Eilers (2nd left) and Yeer Gerards (2nd right) after Holland Heineken House reached its highest point on the foreshore of the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney's Darling Harbour September 5, 2000. The two-storey complex will serve as the headquarters for the Netherlands Olympic Committee and a meeting place for athletes, officials and supporters as well as bringing a taste of the Netherlands to Sydney. The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games open September 15. In the background is a replica of the 17th century Dutch merchant ship Batavia wrecked off the coast of Western Australian in 1629. WB/CC