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This is a publication issued by the Vredescentrum of the province and the city of Antwerp, Lombardenvest 23, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium, tel 0032 (0) 292 36 52 - info@vredescentrum.be - www.vredescentrum.be
1914-2014: Antwerp builds a bridge to commemorate the ‘Great War’ In 2014, we are commemorating the ‘Great War’. The Vredescentrum of the city and province of Antwerp is collaborating with more than 40 partners, Belgian and foreign, to launch a fascinating cultural program commemorating the First World War in the city. The programme includes exhibitions in Antwerp’s main museums, lectures, walks, a dance event for young people, a light spectacle put on by students and an educational programme for children. The Magnus Opus is the reconstruction of a temporary footbridge across the River Scheldt, from Steen Castle to the Left bank (Linkeroever), by the Belgian and Dutch Engineer Corps on 3 October 2014. At that very location 100 years ago, at the outbreak of the First World War, the Belgian army built a pontoon bridge across the Scheldt. By using this bridge, the fortified city of Antwerp could be adequately supplied and also quickly evacuated. The construction of a modern ‘Peace Bridge’ is a technical tour de force as well as a powerful example of Belgian-Dutch military cooperation. The realisation of a bridge across the River Scheldt in the city centre is also a beautiful symbol of connecting past, present and future, one that will undoubtedly inspire people. But above all, the bridge provides a unique experience for the many tens of thousands of visitors who will be able to walk across the River Scheldt from 3 to 5 October 2014 following in the footsteps of the Belgian army and more than 100,000 refugees who, in 1914, were leaving a burning and bombed out city behind them, in search of safer places. The Antwerp Port Authority believes that this exciting and ambitious project will be successful and wholeheartedly supports the construction of the footbridge in 2014. See you on the bridge! Marc Van Peel Alderman Port of Antwerp 3
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