by Susan | Oct 5, 2026 | Monuments, Uncategorized
The Destroyed City (Dutch: De verwoeste stad) is a 6.5m-high bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval center of the city. Unveiled in 1953, It is the largest...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2025 | Monuments
The monument, a globe embossed with peace symbols that also serves as a fountain, was unveiled on May 5, 1995 at the celebration of the liberation of the Netherlands from World War II. Canadian veteran Roger Jean-Marie was present at the unveiling. He was the...
by Susan | Jul 8, 2024 | Monuments
This World Peace Flame has burned inside a bahia azul granite pillar beside The Hague’s Peace Palace and International Court of Justice since 2002. The monument itself was designed by the Dutch sculptor Heleen van der Sande. This flame is a descendant of the original...
by Susan | Feb 13, 2023 | Monuments
This artwork, the Door of War and Peace, is the conclusion of a many-year restoration of the Sint-Laurenskerk, built between 1449 and 1525. After the bombing of May 14, 1940, only part of the tower and parts of the outer walls of the church remained standing. This old...
by Susan | Apr 18, 2022 | Monuments
The February Strike (Dutch: Februaristaking) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II, organized by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defense of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti-Jewish...
