National Monument

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The National Monument is a prominent white stone obelisk in Amsterdam’s Dam Square commemorating Dutch victims of World War II and serving as a central site for national remembrance ceremonies.

Aliases (1)
  • National Monument (Amsterdam) ×48

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
obelisk
war memorial
architect J.J.P. Oud
associatedEvent Remembrance of the Dead
associatedWith World War II
category Monuments and memorials in Amsterdam
Obelisks in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam
World War II memorials in the Netherlands
commemorates Dutch victims of World War II
victims of war
contains urn with soil from former Dutch East Indies
urns with soil from Dutch provinces
country Netherlands
dedicatedTo Dutch military personnel killed in World War II
civilians killed in World War II
members of the Dutch resistance
victims of Nazi occupation
designer J.J.P. Oud
hasComponent central obelisk
semi-circular wall with urns
stone lions
hasFunction central gathering place on Remembrance of the Dead
site of national remembrance ceremonies
hasInscription Dutch text by Adriaan Roland Holst
Latin text by Queen Wilhelmina
hasRelief allegorical figures representing war and peace
height 22 meters
heritageDesignation national heritage site of the Netherlands
heritageStatus rijksmonument
inauguratedBy Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Holland
location Dam Square
maintainedBy Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
materialUsed white stone
near Nieuwe Kerk
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
ownedBy Kingdom of the Netherlands
publicAccess yes
sculptor John Rädecker
Louis Rädecker
shape obelisk
unveiledOn 1956-05-04
usedFor annual National Remembrance of the Dead ceremony
yearCompleted 1956

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dam Square
Dam Square
hasPart
Dam Square
memorializedBy

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