The National Monument on Dam Square is a WWII monument in Amsterdam
The monument was designed by a Dutch architect called J.J.P. Oud, and the monument’s sculptures were designed by John Rädecker and his sons Han and Jan Willem Rädecker. The reliefs were made by Paul Grégoire.
The pillar carries an inscription in Latin:
Hic ubi patriae monumentum cordibus intus
quod gestant cives spectet ad astra dei
(translation: “Here, where the heart of the fatherland is, may this monument, which citizens carry in their hearts, gaze at God’s stars”)











