The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a work of art by Italian architect/artist Aldo Rossi. It was placed in 1992. First in the Wilhelmina Pond, but after protests from local residents, the artwork was given its permanent place in Academiesingel.
Quite unusual, a lighthouse in the Breda canal. Then again, it is not meant to show the way to sea vessels. The Lighthouse is a work of art by the Italian architect/artist Aldo Rossi. When in the eighties he exhibited in the Breda Beyerd (the location where now the Stedelijk Museum is located), the idea of a work of art by Rossi in Breda arose. Aldo Rossi had previously exhibited lighthouses in Toronto and Rotterdam, and in 1992 The Lighthouse was placed in Breda. First in the Wilhelmina Pond, but after protests from local residents, the artwork was given its permanent place in the Academiesingel.
Opinions are divided on whether it is beautiful or not, but it is certainly an eye-catcher.
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