These reliefs, located on two separate semicircular columns, are sculptures from the former Wilhelmina Bridge, which was demolished in 1959. These sculptures originally stood on the pillars of the bridge. They show the history of Maastricht.
There are boards on the sculptures for further reading.

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The Wilhelmina Bridge did not survive the Second World War. Maastricht did not get to enjoy its new bridge for long. On May 10, 1940, just eight years after its …

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