The city of
Lelystad, situated in the Eastern Flevoland
polder and capital of
Flevoland province, was named after him. The flags
of the province and
of the city are both adorned with a white
fleur-de-lys to note his contribution. In the city of
Amsterdam the "Cornelis Lelylaan", a major thoroughfare, is named after him and the
Amsterdam Lelylaan station, one of the city's main railway stations, is situated on this road. In 1905, the
Surinamese village of Kofi Djompo was renamed
Lelydorp in his honour; Lely having led the construction of a new
railway from Paramaribo that ran through the area. Most of the railway has now gone, but Lelydorp survives and is now the capital of
Wanica District. It lies on the road from
Paramaribo to
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. A
statue of Lely stands on the western point of the
Afsluitdijk. It was sculpted by
Mari Andriessen and dedicated on 23 September 1954, the 100th anniversary of Lely's birth. A replica of this statue stands in the center of Lelystad, on a tower of
basalt blocks, designed by . In Lelystad's city hall is a statue of Lely made by
Piet Esser. ==Honours and decorations==