Monuments in the Netherlands

In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

This Dutch statue is a monument to the fictional shrew who brought doom to the city of Stavoren.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.