Calandmonument - Rotterdam - The Netherlands
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The Caland monument in the Scheepvaartkwartier in Rotterdam commemorates engineer Pieter Caland, who designed the Nieuwe Waterweg.
Waymark Code: WM12M8Q
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/14/2020
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The Caland monument in the Scheepvaartkwartier in Rotterdam commemorates engineer Pieter Caland, who designed the Nieuwe Waterweg, the direct connection to the sea. The monument was unveiled in 1907 after a design from 1906 by H.J. Evers with Arend Odé, and was funded by the Rotterdam bourgeoisie.
The memorial consists of a monumental fountain in which a square high substructure bears an obelisk crowned by a spherical motif. This symbolizes a winged female figure of Rotterdam, which holds the staff of Mercury high. Below are the arms of the city and province, which recall the course of the Waterway. On the front is a memorial stone with the bronze profile of Caland, surrounded by a laurel wreath and appropriate inscription. Appropriate inscriptions are also located on the memorial tables placed on the other three sides. Two bronze children's figures symbolize the trade and industry of Rotterdam as a trading place.
The monument stood on Van Hogendorpplein from 1907 to 1939, just before the Second World War, roughly where Churchillplein is now.
In 1939 the monument was moved to the Veerkade near the Veerhaven for traffic reasons, and thus survived the bombing of May 1940.
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