Koepelgevangenis_(Arnhem)

Koepelgevangenis (Arnhem)

Koepelgevangenis (Arnhem)

Former prison in Arnhem, Netherlands

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.[1] After the prison's closure, the building, along with the one at Haarlem, was used to house asylum seekers to the Netherlands.[2][3]

The Koepelgevangenis in 1999

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Taekema, Rick (19 June 2013). "Doek valt definitief voor Haarlemse Koepelgevangenis". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "His new life starts in a prison cell, and he's ok with it". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    "In pictures: The Dutch prison asylum seekers call home". BBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
Dutch Rijksmonument 516731

51.9853°N 5.8783°E / 51.9853; 5.8783

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