Monument · Amsterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.
National Monument is a monument in Amsterdam, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 31 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 170 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · National Monument
2:06
You're standing on Dam Square, by the National Monument. This white pillar is the most important war memorial in the Netherlands. Every year on 4 May, it's the centre of the national Remembrance of the Dead.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
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Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 60 m and a water point at 170 m.
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