Stock Photo - The original church was built between 1452 and 1650. During German occupation most of the church bells were, as with many Dutch churches, taken away to be melted down for the German war effort. In the September 1944 Operation Market Garden battle and by artillery fire in the following winter, the church was reduced to a shell. In the autumn of 1945 it was decided to re-build it in the original style. Work began in 1947 but was not completed until 1964. New bells were installed in 1992-1994 with some named in Commemoration of those who fought - 'Irish, Scotch (sic),Welsh, English, Polish, Canadians, Americans and Dutch.' From the vaulted arches of the Chapel, nineteen bronze parachutists appear to be descending. Designed by Simona Vergani, this dramatic and moving sculpture group was a gift of the Burgesses of Arnhem in 1994.