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STATION NIJMEGEN
S. VAN RAVESTEYN, -1954, Stationsplein, Nijmegen
Station Nijmegen / Station Nijmegen ( S. van Ravesteyn )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Sybold van Ravesteyn

ARTIST:
Charles Hammes

:
Wienke Scheltens

ARTIST:
Jo Uiterwaal

BUILDING TYPE:
Traffic-related buildings

The station design reveals Van Ravesteyn's interest in Italian piazzas, bearing a strong resemblance to the facades lining the Via della Conciliazione in Rome. Here in Nijmegen a sleek tower dominates a square surrounded by brick archways. One of the many changes in style in Van Ravesteyn's remarkable oeuvre can be observed at the square's north side, where his station post office of ten years later has a taut, objective architecture.