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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 dome 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
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 Organisations based in Breda Rijksmonuments in North Brabant
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Breda
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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 (including The Breda Four).
History
The Koepelgevangenis was built from 1882 to , having been designed by Johan Frederik Metzelaar, who also designed a similar prison at Arnhem. The prison was constructed as apanopticon
The panopticon is a design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control, originated by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be ...
, 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 5 February 1748 Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.
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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 the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Layout
The complex consists of: * Fortified gate * Separate church building * A jail and the former Breda court building, designed by Willem Cornelis Metzelaar, son of Koepelgevangenis designer Johan Frederik Metzelaar. * The Koepelgevangenis itselfSee also
* Koepelgevangenis (Arnhem), 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 prison cl ...
, 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 Organisations based in Breda Rijksmonuments in North Brabant