National Monument on Dam Square

Summary

National Monument on Dam Square is a monument^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of monument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Monument on Dam Square is the creator of John Rädecker^[3].
• National Monument on Dam Square is the creator of Paul Grégoire^[4].
• National Monument on Dam Square is the creator of J. J. P. Oud^[5].
• National Monument on Dam Square is located in Amsterdam^[6].
• National Monument on Dam Square is in the country of Netherlands^[7].
• National Monument on Dam Square's instance of is recorded as monument^[8].
• National Monument on Dam Square's instance of is recorded as pylon^[9].
• National Monument on Dam Square's instance of is recorded as war memorial^[10].
• National Monument on Dam Square's instance of is recorded as memorial column^[11].
• National Monument on Dam Square's architect is recorded as J. J. P. Oud^[12].
• National Monument on Dam Square's genre is public art^[13].
• National Monument on Dam Square's architectural style is recorded as reconstruction-period architecture^[14].
• National Monument on Dam Square is part of Top 100 of Dutch monuments 1940-1958^[15].
• National Monument on Dam Square is part of Sleutelwerken^[16].
• National Monument on Dam Square's Commons category is recorded as Nationaal Monument (Amsterdam)^[17].
• National Monument on Dam Square's commemorates is recorded as civilian casualty^[18].
• National Monument on Dam Square's commemorates is recorded as Dutch resistance during World War II^[19].
• May 4, 1956 marks the founding of National Monument on Dam Square^[20].
• National Monument on Dam Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.3730435, 'lon': 4.8931883}^[21].
• National Monument on Dam Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.372840527165266, 'lon': 4.893665449073751}^[22].
• National Monument on Dam Square's heritage designation is recorded as Rijksmonument^[23].
• National Monument on Dam Square's date of official opening is recorded as May 4, 1956^[24].
• National Monument on Dam Square's date of official opening is recorded as May 5, 1956^[25].
• National Monument on Dam Square's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'TO Paleis op de Dam'}^[26].
• National Monument on Dam Square's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Dam, 1012 JS, Amsterdam (Amsterdam), Noord-Holland, Nederland'}^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include John Rädecker^[3], a painter^[28], 1885–1956^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30]; Paul Grégoire^[4], a sculptor^[31], 1915–1988^[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[33]; and J. J. P. Oud^[5], an architect^[34], 1890–1963^[35], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[36], specialised in product design^[37].

Publication

National Monument on Dam Square's genre is public art^[13]. Part of include Top 100 of Dutch monuments 1940-1958^[15], a list^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 2007^[40] and Sleutelwerken^[16], an educational canon^[41], in Netherlands^[42], founded in 2019^[43].

Why It Matters

National Monument on Dam Square ranks in the top 2% of monument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]