So I had to go *back* to the doctor (which is a whole different story) and on the way back, I waited for the tram, in the pouring rain, near Apollolaan where there are 2 sculptures. One is a memorial to 29 people that were executed by firing squad by the German Occupation Police in retaliation for people killed by the resistance. These 29 men were laid out here for 2 hours and made into a public example. A very dark day for the Netherlands.
=The Plaque Reads:=
24 OCTOBER 1944.
IN REPRISAL FOR AN ACTION OF THE RESISTANCE
THE GERMAN OCCUPIERS TOOK 29 PRISONERS
OF THE PRISON AT HE WETERINGSSCHANS
THEY WERE TRANSFERRED TO THIS LOCATION AND
IN THE EARLY MORNING OF OCTOBER 24, 1944 THEY
WERE EXECUTED WITHOUT A FORM OF PROCESS.
The other statue is Jan Fabre’s “Searching for Utopia” which was inspired by the Thomas More book “Utopia” written in 1516, which described an imaginary island with an ideal political system. The sea tortoise represents the leisurely pace at which this destination should be reached.
Yes, the rider is a self-realization of the artist. But my opinion is that it looks like Lou Reed. Take THAT!
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- Dunkin donuts / Starbucks on the Museumplein behind the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum
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- Lock it or lose it. Might want to lock the frame instead, or also.
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- Memorial to the 29 men that were executed here by the Germans on October 24, 1944
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- Jan Fabre Riding a giant gold sea turtle down the Apollolaan, crossing Beethovenstraat to Utopia
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- Jan Fabre riding an enormous gold sea turtle on his way to Utopia
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- Close-up of Jan Fabre riding an enormous gold sea turtle on his way to Utopia
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- Close-up of Jan Fabre riding an enormous gold sea turtle on his way to Utopia
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- Jan Fabre riding an enormous gold sea turtle on his way to Utopia
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- Plaque describing the enormous gold sea turtle sculpture.
