[Matrijs] C.J.M. Schulte-van Wersch - De singels in Arnhem. Van vestinggordel tot Centrumring

C.J.M. Schulte-van Wersch - De singels in Arnhem. Van vestinggordel tot Centrumring - Utrecht - Uitgeverij Matrijs - 2013 - 1st edition - 80 pp - Paperback - 17 x 24 cm. - Design: Frederike Bouten.

Condition: AS NEW.

Urban overview with history and development from the 19th century pedestrian promenades outside the fortress of the Gelderland capital to the traffic arteries they became in the 20th century. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. With bibliography.

¶ Arnhemse Monumentenreeks 28. Excellent monograph, dealing with, among other things, the inner canals, the first train station, plan Heuvelink, Willem Diehl, modernist architecture, the 18th century garden statues of gods, the reconstruction after WW2 and 'de blauwe golven'. The fifth chapter of this book is devoted to one of the initiators of this series: Ton Schulte (1941-2006).