The Destroyed City by Ossip Zadkine
Towering bronze war memorial of a screaming figure with a hole torn through its heart, by the harbour.
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This guide to Ossip Zadkine's The Destroyed City in Rotterdam starts with the bronze figure in front of you and the gap where its body should be. It follows the sculptor's train journey through a bombed-out city after the Second World War, a department store with a secret, and a city official who fought the statue. Stand by the plinth on the Leuvehaven side and look straight up.
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