People:

• J.J.P. Oud (architect)

Title:

Monument for De Nederlanden van 1845 (War Memorial), The Hague, Netherlands (1943-1945)

Date:

1943-1945

Level of archival description:
project

Extent and medium:

• 4 drawings

Scope and content:
The director of the De Nederlanden van 1845 insurance company, J.G.H. Sauveplanne, commissioned Oud with the design of a memorial for The Hague to celebrate the company's 100-year founding. The planned commemoration was kept secret as a surprise to the inhabitants and ultimately its construction was interrupted by the advent of the Second World War. Oud created a design in 1944, which was then altered to propose the creation of a Memorial in Meer en Bosch Park. His revised plan consisted of a central pillar located at the meeting point of the park's six footpaths. The central pillar is also decorated with groups of sculptures and inscription outlining the history of The Hague (Taverne et al. 2001, 451-452). Project series includes plans and sketches of the memorial.

Reference number:

CI005.S1.1943.PR1

Location:

Den Helder Netherlands

Contains:

• DR1984:0279 R/V, Elevation for a war memorial which also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the N.V. Assurantie-Maatschappij van 1845 Insurance Company, The Hague, Netherlands; verso: Partial site plan for Johnson House, Pinehurst, North Carolina, printed 1931
• DR1984:0288 R/V, Plan for a war memorial which also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the N.V. Assurantie-Maatschappij van 1845 Insurance Company, The Hague, Netherlands; verso: Partial site plan for Johnson House, Pinehurst, North Carolina, printed 1931
• DR1984:0265, Partial sketch elevations for a war memorial which also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the N.V. Assurantie-Maatschappij van 1845 Insurance Company, The Hague, Netherlands, 1942-1943
• DR1984:0283, Plan, elevation and section for a war memorial which also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the N.V. Assurantie-Maatschappij van 1845 Insurance Company, The Hague, Netherlands, 1942-1943