Homomonument
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The Homomonument is a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. Opened on 5 September 1987, it was the first monument in the world to commemorate gays and lesbians who were killed by the German Nazi regime.
Key facts
- Monument.name
- Homomonument
- Monument.image
- Homomonumentwestermarkt.jpg
- Monument.image_size
- 300px
- Monument.caption
- View from above
- Monument.location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Monument.designer
- Karin Daan
- Monument.material
- granite
- Monument.complete
- 5 September 1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- war memorial
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Amsterdam
- Genre
- public art
- Depicts
- pink triangle
- Material used
- granite
- Creator
- Karin Daan
- Official website
- www.homomonument.nl
- Image
- Homomonument-overview2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Homomonument in Amsterdam
- inception
- 1987-09-05
- native label
- Homomonument
- commemorates
- persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany
- inscription
- Naar vriendschap zulk een mateloos verlangen
- date of official opening
- 1987-09-09
- street address
- Westermarkt, 1016 DH, Amsterdam (Amsterdam), Noord-Holland, Nederland
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Symbolism
- History
- Construction
- Current situation
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The Homomonument is a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. Opened on 5 September 1987, it was the first monument in the world to commemorate gays and lesbians who were killed by the German Nazi regime.
The monument takes the form of three large pink triangles made of granite, set into the ground, which together compose a larger triangle. It is located on the bank of the Keizersgracht canal, near the historic Westerkerk church. The Homomonument was designed to "inspire and support lesbians and gays in their struggle against denial, oppression and discrimination."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Homomonument” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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