Personnes et institutions:

• J.J.P. Oud (architect)

Titre:

Grebbeberg National Army Memorial, Rhenen, Netherlands (1948-1953)

Date:

1948-1953

Niveau de description archivistique:
project

Collation:

• 8 drawings

Présentation du contenu:
The Grebbeberg National Army Memorial was designed as a commemoration to the soldiers who lost their lives in the battle at Grebbeberg in 1940 during the Second World War. During the German occupation, the mayor of Rhenen Bosch van Rosenthal, organized a secret collection of bronze cents and used part of this collection to fund the memorial. The Grebbeberg National Army Memorial Foundation commissioned Oud for its design in 1947. The bronze coins were also melted down to create the bell for the monument that was completed by Dutch foundries in 1953. The war memorial project resulted in modification of the Grebbeberg cemetery and the design of a new monument. Oud designed a monument with a central cross flanked by two stone lions on an inscribed pedestal. At the other end of the memorial, segmented walls surrounded a raised amphitheatre for speeches and commemorations. The centre held the tower and the bronze bell. Modification of the cemetery began in 1949. Construction for the memorial started in 1952 and its official dedication was held in May 1953 (Taverne et al. 2001, 453-456). Project series includes plans and sections for the bell tower and monument.

Numéro de référence:

CI005.S1.1948.PR2

Localisation:

Den Helder Pays-Bas

Contient:

• DR1984:0350, Partial lateral elevation for a half wall for the Dutch Soldiers' Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 8 March 1949
• DR1984:0351, Ground plan, section, and front and side elevations for the Dutch Soldiers' Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 16 March - 21 April 1949
• DR1984:0352, Bird's-eye axonometric for the Dutch Soldiers' Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 2 September 1949
• DR1984:0353, Ground plan, sections, and principal elevation for the Dutch Soldiers' Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 9 July - 9 December 1949
• DR1984:0354, Section and elevation for a bell tower [?] for the Dutch Soldiers' Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 17 May 1750
• DR1984:0385, Elevations for Grebbeberg Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 1956
• DR1984:0386, Plan and elevations for Grebbeberg Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, 1956
• DR1984:0387, Plan, section, removed sections, and elevations for Grebbeberg Monument, Rhenen, Netherlands, September 1956