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The Destroyed City.
public artwork by Ossip Zadkine in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (1953)
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About The Destroyed City
The Destroyed City is a bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval centre of the city. Unveiled in 1953, it was designated as a Dutch national monument (Rijksmonument) in 2010. It is the largest sculpture by the Russian-born French sculptor Ossip Zadkine, his best known work, and the best known sculpture in Rotterdam.
Everything about The Destroyed City →- Country
- Netherlands
- Inception
- 1953, 1947