‘Jeres forslag forstår, underordner sig og bygger videre på det oprindelige anlægs ide og geometri, samtidig med at det er et selvstændigt værk, storladent og nedtonet på en gang – det er godt gået!’ – Dan Ljungar
Next to the large grave field lie 31 stone slabs shaped like boats in the grass. Together they form a stone fleet, sailing through Mindelunden. The slabs represent the 31 Danish ships participating in Operation Overlord on June 6th 1944, symbolising in their turn the 245 Danish ships and 5000 Danes who sailed as part of the Allied Merchant Fleet during the Second World War. Symbolising strength and togetherness, this stone fleet is the memorial: Mindeflåden.
Axel Andersen和Kaj Gottlob为Mindelunden纪念项目进行景观设计。他们从丹麦原生景观中汲取灵感,提出了为参与者提供不同空间体验的方案。周围的场地环境包括森林里的空地,一片开阔的田野,一片孤零零的树木,一条树木繁茂的大道和一条步道,而纪念雕塑被布置在其间,每个石碑都有自己的小空间,但同时又是整体的一部分。这种原始的设计方法融合了艺术和景观建筑,也成为了丹麦景观建筑黄金时代的代表作。这个方案表达了对场地历史文化价值的尊重与敬畏,并将油然而生的怀念之心加入到场地的精神中去。
Axel Andersen and Kaj Gottlob designed Mindelunden as a memorial landscape. Taking inspiration from the Danish landscape, they composed a plan with different spatial experiences; a clearing in the forest, an open field with solitary trees, a treelined avenue and a covered walk. Within these landscapes the memorial sculptures are placed, each in their own space while being part of the whole. The original design merges art and landscape architecture, creating a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Danish landscape architecture.This proposal respects the monumental values of the site and tries to add the new memorial in this spirit.