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Homomonument

The Homomonument is a in the centre of , the capital of the . It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in Amsterdam
  • Also known as: “Homo-monument”
  • Address: Amsterdam
  • Inscription: “Naar vriendschap zulk een mateloos verlangen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canal District and Anne Frank House.

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the of . The whole district is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique cultural and historical value, and its property values are among the highest in the country.

Museum
Photo: Jose A., CC BY 2.0.
The is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the , in in the Netherlands.

Church
Photo: Mark de Nijs, CC0.
The is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central , Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, next to the , between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jordaan and Amsterdam.

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The is a district in the centre of . It used to be a working-class neighbourhood, but has become one of the most upscale areas of the Netherlands, known for its art galleries, speciality shops and boutique restaurants.

Photo: Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the capital of the . It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in the West district of , and is situated between the canals Singelgracht and Kostverlorenvaart.

Homomonument

Latitude
52.37445° or 52° 22′ 28″ north
Longitude
4.88473° or 4° 53′ 5″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F469VFM+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37737807
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
6951798
Wiki­data ID
Q51411
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Homomonument” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հոմոմոնումենտ”
  • Catalan: “Homomonument”
  • Chinese: “同性恋纪念碑”
  • Czech: “Homomonument”
  • Dutch: “Homomonument”
  • Finnish: “Homomonument”
  • French: “Homomonument”
  • Galician: “Homomonument”
  • German: “Homomonument in Amsterdam”
  • German: “Homomonument”
  • Greek: “Homomonument”
  • Hebrew: “הומומונומנט”
  • Hungarian: “Homomonument”
  • Indonesian: “Homomonument”
  • Italian: “Homomonument”
  • Japanese: “ホモモニュメント”
  • Latin: “Homomonument”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Homomonument”
  • Persian: “هومومانیومنت”
  • Polish: “Homomonument”
  • Russian: “Гомомонумент”
  • Spanish: “Homomonument”
  • Turkish: “Homomonument”
  • Ukrainian: “Гомомонумент”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Homomonument”. Photo: BoBink, CC0.