Never Again Gardens of Peace: A Landscape and Architectural History of War Cemeteries Michel Racine, Christine Bastin, Jacques Evrard, Marie-Madeleine Damien, Bernard Klein, Isabelle Masson-Loodts, Chantal Pradines, Simon Rietz, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn

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Format:: Hardback
Publication date:: 17 Dec 2019
ISBN:: 9780300246490
Imprint:: Mercatorfonds
Dimensions:: 224 pages: 241 x 273mm
Illustrations:: 200 color illus.
Sales territories:: World excluding Benelux

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A beautiful, illustrated exploration of European burial sites and memorials from the First and Second World Wars

The wealth of splendid photography in this singular publication features military cemeteries and memorials, conveying their grace, solemn beauty, and deep emotional resonance. Hundreds of cemeteries and memorials from the First and Second World Wars are featured—locations throughout Europe with particular emphasis on sites in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. The book’s essays delve into the landscape and architectural history of these hallowed spaces, which were designed by architects such as Charles Henry Holden, Edward Luytens, John Russell Pope, and Robert Tischler, among others. These landscapes, each a campaign for remembrance and peace, take on new significance alongside comparative images of more recent memorials, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and the National September 11 Memorial in New York.

Michel Racine is a professor at the National School of Landscape in Versailles, France.