The glass balconies
The balconies are on the east and west sides of the tower and each weigh approximately 2,500 kilograms. Steel cables are among the supports holding them to the tower, and no more than six people may stand on one at a time. From them, you can see Arnhem, the Rhine, the Betuwe, the Veluwezoom, the Achterhoek and Nijmegen. According to its website, the Eusebius is the only church building in Europe with a lift in its tower. In September 1994, during the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem, the then princes Willem-Alexander and Charles officially inaugurated the lift.
Battle of Arnhem
In September 1944, the church stood in the middle of the firing line. It was shelled during the night of 19–20 September and almost completely burned out. When the Rhine bridge was blown up in 1945, one half of the tower broke away and collapsed onto the damaged nave. On the first floor of the tower, an exhibition with an animated film tells the stories of Jan Mijnhart, the church sexton, and Wim Bozelie, commander of the fire watch. Four floors have museum presentations about the Battle of Arnhem.
Glory of Guelders
Construction of a new church in the late Gothic style began in 1452. Charles of Guelders (1467–1538) was its principal patron. Six lions bearing his quartered coats of arms stand guard around his tomb in the church. The Glorie van Gelre presentation in the church hall and crypts tells the story of that period.
Rebuilding
National heritage inspector Jan Kalf wanted to rebuild the church and engaged architect Berend Boeyinga. Architect Herman Baanders argued for preserving the ruin as a war memorial, as was done in Berlin with the Gedächtniskirche. Kalf and Boeyinga held to their plan to rebuild. Today's Eusebius was largely reconstructed during restoration work from 1947 to 1964.