Ryvangen Memorial Park

Arne Sørensen, minister for ecclesiastical affairs, took the initiative to create the memorial park at the former execution and burial site. The park was designed by Kaj Gottlob, the garden by Aksel Andersen. On 5 May 1950, five years after the liberation, the park was finished and officially inaugurated. On every liberation day since then, the Comrades' Help Foundation holds a memorial service in the park. ==Monuments and memorials==

The sculptor Axel Poulsen created the monument For Denmark / The mother with the slain son () located centrally in the park. In addition to the tombstones, the park has a number of memorial stones and plaques, with a large communal plaque at the center. At the execution site the wooden execution poles were replaced by bronze duplicates, and a commemorative plaque with a verse by Kaj Munk has been laid down there. The inscription translates literally to: :Boys you boys who died :You lit for Denmark :in the darkest gloom :a shining rosy dawn (). == Burials ==

The large grave field with 106 graves In addition to the 105 resistance members listed below, Harald Christensen was buried in Mindelunden on 29 August 1945. However, in 1950 prior to the official inauguration of the park, his remains were exhumed a second time and moved, leaving his grave empty. Similarly, Estvan Svend Aage Wehlast was buried in Mindelunden on 29 August 1945, but less than a year later exhumed a second time and reburied elsewhere. The official list of resistance members buried in Ryvangen does not include Christensen nor Wehlast. The memorial stone for 91 fallen resistance members The Memorial Wall for 151 missing resistance members The 31 KZ graves Others exhumed in Ryvangen In addition to the resistance members named above, the following were exhumed in Ryvangen after the liberation. ==References==