Full title: Is this the answer to airport noise? Schiphol in Amsterdam uses clever landscaping to cut the roar from planes by HALF

Parks design dampens noise pollution by aircraft from Schiphol airport
80-acre site uses dips in landscape inspired by furrows ploughed in fields
Site has become an oasis of quiet near to busy airport

By Nicholas Kynaston For MailOnline Published: 07:56 EST, 19 June 2015

There's a strange new park near Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. From the
air it looks like a diamond-shaped maze, with wide ditches and embankments covered in grass - like a jagged version of 'crop circle' art.

But the park's odd appearance has a breathtakingly simple explanation. Designed by artist Paul de Kort, its function is to dampen sound from the nearby airport for local residents. And it's proved to be incredibly effective, cutting noise by half.