Nationaal Monument | |
52°22′22″N 4°53′37″E / 52.37278°N 4.89361°E | |
Location | Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Designer | Jacobus Oud |
Material | White travertine stone |
Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
Beginning date | 1952 |
Opening date | 4 May 1956 |
Dedicated to | World War II memorial |
The National Monument on Dam Square (Dutch: Nationaal Monument op de Dam) is a 1956 cenotaph in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A national Remembrance of the Dead ceremony is held at the monument every year on 4 May to commemorate the casualties of World War II and subsequent armed conflicts.[1][2]