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STATION NIJMEGEN
S. VAN RAVESTEYN, -1954, Stationsplein, Nijmegen
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.