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Memorial · Leiden · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Bevrijdingsmonument in Leiden

Bevrijdingsmonument is a memorial in Leiden, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. 17 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 50 m you'll find a water point, a bench and a public toilet.

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The story

Story · Bevrijdingsmonument

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You're standing at the Liberation Monument in Leiden, close to the windmill De Valk. Look up at the bronze woman, three metres tall. She's barefoot, wrapped in a draped robe, and stands on a two-metre stone pedestal.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Bevrijdingsmonument

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 17 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Keukenhof
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Keukenhof · 12.5 km

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Wereldmuseum Leiden
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Wereldmuseum Leiden · 250 m

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Photo: Sneeuwvlakte · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave · 370 m

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden · 650 m

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Naturalis Biodiversity Centre
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Naturalis Biodiversity Centre · 890 m

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Photo: Hay Kranen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Keukenhof on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1De LakenhalMuseum · 180 m away
  2. 2De GrachtwachtMuseum · 350 m away
  3. 3VrouwekerkRuins · 430 m away
  4. 4GijselaarsbankMemorial · 460 m away
  5. 5Japanmuseum SieboldHuisMuseum · 520 m away
  6. 6Bibliotheca ThysianaAttraction · 570 m away
  7. 7De WaagAttraction · 640 m away
  8. 8Leiden CastleViewpoint · 740 m away
  9. 9PieterskerkAttraction · 750 m away
  10. 10Pilgrim MuseumMuseum · 780 m away
All 31 points of interest in Leiden →

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