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From Shannon McAllister, About.com

Dutch National Monument on Dam Square

Dutch National Monument on Dam Square

© 2007 Shannon McAllister, licensed to About.com
Dutch National Monument
  • Location: Dam Square (in Amsterdam Centrum)

  • Features:
    • The Nederlands Nationaal Monument (Dutch National Monument) was dedicated on May 4, 1956 (National Remembrance Day) by then Queen Juliana, as a memorial to the victims of World War II and as a monument to liberation and peace.

    • The figures on the 72-foot obelisk include four male figures, a woman and child and two men with dogs, which represent war, peace and resistance, respectively.

    • Every May 4 since the monument's unveiling, the Dutch monarch (current Queen Beatrix) places wreaths and observes the annual two-minute silence at the monument to honor the fallen of World War II.

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