Monument Indië-Nederland
The Monument Indië-Nederland is located near the Olympiaplein in the southern part of Amsterdam. The monument was originally a memorial for General J. B. van Heutsz, who was the commandant of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and is also known for conquering Aceh for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1903 following the Aceh War.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: memorial in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Van Heutszmonument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and Olympic Stadium.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Museum
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam is situated 1½ km northeast of Monument Indië-Nederland.
Olympic Stadium
Stadium
The Olympic Stadium is a sporting venue which was used as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The venue is currently used mostly for athletics, other sports events and music concerts. Olympic Stadium is situated 1 km southwest of Monument Indië-Nederland.
Concertgebouw
Theater building
The Royal Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" translates into English as "concert building". Its superb acoustics place it among the finest concert halls in the world, along with New York's Carnegie Hall, Boston's Symphony Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna. Concertgebouw is situated 1¼ km northeast of Monument Indië-Nederland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apollobuurt and Stadionbuurt.
Apollobuurt
Quarter
Monument Indië-Nederland
- Categories: memorial, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.35015° or 52° 21′ 1″ north
Longitude
4.86568° or 4° 51′ 56″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Inception
1930
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F469V28+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
“Monument Indië-Nederland” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mien met de hondjes”
- Dutch: “Monument Indie-Nederland”
- Dutch: “Monument Indië-Nederland”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 527837”
- Dutch: “Van Heutsz-monument”
- Dutch: “Van Heutszmonument (voor J.B. van Heutsz)”
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