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The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in
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File:Former prison in Breda, The Netherlands (ceiling).jpg, ceiling of the dom from inside
File:Former prison in Breda, The Netherlands (watchman area).jpg, closer view on the watchman area
File:Former prison in Breda, The Netherlands (basement).jpg, basement area
File:Former prison in Breda, The Netherlands (inside).jpg, view from inside
De Koepel gevangenis: cellengebouw (koepel) in Breda
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The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
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, constructed in 1886, best known as the prison where convicted World War II
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collaborators and Nazi war criminals were housed.
History
The Koepelgevangenis was built from 1882 to 1886, having been designed byJohan Frederik Metzelaar Johan
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, who also designed a similar prison at Arnhem. The prison was constructed as a panopticon
The panopticon is a type of institutional building and a system of control designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept of the design is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be o ...
, as invented in 1791 by Jeremy Bentham
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. This allowed the guards to continuously watch the prisoners from the centre of the building.
The Koepelgevangenis complex was designated a national monument in 2001 and housed a women's prison until 2013. The women were transferred to the ''Ter Peel'' institution in Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality.
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. In that year, it was announced that the entire prison would be closed due to budget cutbacks. The first department was closed in 2014, and the entire complex closed its doors at the start of 2016.
As of 2018, the building is now used for events./ref> Since March 11, 2022, the location has been adjusted to become a semi-permanent living space for approximately 370 refugees, following to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Layout
The complex consists of: * fortified gate * separate church building * a jail and the former Breda court building, designed byWillem Cornelis Metzelaar
Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Gui ...
, son of Koepelgevangenis designer Johan Frederik Metzelaar.
* the Koepelgevangenis itself
See also
*Koepelgevangenis (Arnhem)
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Arnhem, Netherlands. It is one of three Panopticon-style buildings situated in the country. Designed by Johan Metzelaar, the building was completed in 1886. A Rijksmonument, the prison closed in 2016. A ...
, also designed by Johan Frederik Metzelaar
*Koepelgevangenis (Haarlem)
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is one of three Panopticon-style buildings situated in the country. One of three designed by Willem Metzelaar, the building was completed in 1901. A Rijksmonument, the priso ...
, designed by Willem Cornelis Metzelaar
References
External links
De Koepel gevangenis: cellengebouw (koepel) in Breda
at rijksmonumenten.nl (in Dutch) {{coord, 51, 35, 25, N, 4, 47, 14, E, source:nlwiki_type:landmark_scale:3125_region:NL, display=title Prisons in the Netherlands Buildings and structures in Breda History of Breda Rijksmonuments in North Brabant