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Eusebius | Latest projects | Restoration

A visit to the scaffolding of St. Eusebius's Church: Corbels and 14 flying buttress figurines as well.

ByKoen van Velzen 16-02-201813-02-2026
scaffolding visit Eusebius Church with flying buttress figurines
flying buttress no. 6

A visit to the scaffolding of St. Eusebius's Church

Last Thursday I visited the Eusebius Church in Arnhem. I had heard that two of the four flying buttresses were installed. For this church I had carved into new limestone 31 copies of the old flying buttress figurines and my colleague Stide also four. Stide has also replaced many larger and smaller corbels and is currently mainly engaged in carving stone masks.

scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
flying buttress no. 7

Corbels on the tower

So Thursday I came for the first time in a long time to size up the statues and take some pictures of them. I also went further up along scaffolding layer no. 20 of the tower, where at about 45 meters there are lots of big and small corbels to be found. These too were photographed for the occasion.

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  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    The scaffolding around the tower of the Eusebius Church
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Flying buttress 7
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Flying buttress 7
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Flying buttress 7
  • Flying buttress 7
  • Flying buttress 7
  • Lion
  • Lion
  • Trieste that, Copied by Stide Vos
  • Dog
  • Dog
  • Cat with fish, Copied by Stide Vos
  • Bare lady with bird
  • Bare girl with bird
  • Noah
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Noah's ark, With pigeon on roof
  • Ark with pigeon
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Flying buttress 6
  • Flying buttress 6
  • Flying buttress 6
  • Lady with pestle and mortar
  • Lady with pestle and mortar, with new clogs
  • Lady with pestle and mortar
  • Jug
  • Capercaillie
  • Capercaillie
  • Kangaroo in the corner
  • Owl
  • Mountain Lion
  • scaffolding visit Eusebius flying buttresses
    Noah praying in the ark
  • Noah praying in the ark
  • Collarstones 45 meter high on the tower
  • Scaffolding 20 Eastern
  • Evangelist Marcus
  • Evangelist John
  • Evangelist John
  • Evangelist Lucas
  • Evangelist Matthew
  • Ark with zoo
  • Hippopotamus
  • Scaffolding on the north side from the Eusebius church
  • Many old images are still waiting for copying at the Eusebius church
  • Old sculpture at the Eusebiuskerk
  • Material storage around the church
  • Storage at the Eusebius Church
  • Workplace at the church

Read all messages about flying buttress statues for the Eusebius Church here.

Links to all the individual figurines:

Flying buttress 7:
Lion, dog, Naked Woman with Bird, Noah, Ark with pigeon
(Badger and Cat with fish were carved by Stide)

Flying buttress 6:
Lady with pestle and mortar, Fat man with jug, Capercaillie, Kangaroo, Owl, Mountain Lion, Noah praying in the ark.
Read here more over the next two flying buttresses.

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