Grachtengordel in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Anne Frank Memorial
Mari Andriessen (1897-1979)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2019
1. Anne Frank Marker
Dit monument dient ter nagdachtenis aan Anne Frank die op 15 jarige leeftijd tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in concentratiekamp Bergen-Belsen is omgekomen. Het achterhuis waar Anne zat ondergedoken bevindt zich om de hoek van de Westermarkt. Beeldhouwer Mari Andriessen had zelf tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog Joodse onderduikers in huis en zijn atelier diende als wapendepot voor het verzet.
"I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied." - Anne Frank
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank, who died at the age of 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the Second World War. The secret annex where Anne was hiding is around the corner from the Westermarkt. Sculptor Mari Andriessen himself had Jewish people in hiding during the Second World War and his studio served as a weapons depot for the resistance.
Erected by Gemeente Amsterdam.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women.
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Location. 52° 22.462′ N, 4° 53.013′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Grachtengordel. Memorial is at the intersection of Westermarkt and Prinsengracht, on the left when traveling east on Westermarkt. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Westermarkt 74, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1016 DJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Réné Descartes (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Nico (Niek) Engelschman 1913-1988 (about 90 meters away); Tjitte Jonker and Jannetta Cornelia Jonker-Clauzer (about 120 meters away); Drie Generaties Blaeu / Three Generations of Blaeu (about 180 meters away); Voor de Vrijheid Gevallen / They Fell For Freedom (about 180 meters away); Comenius (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Miklós Tótfalusi Kis (approx. half a kilometer away); Tante (“Aunt”) Leen (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
More about this memorial. The memorial is located in the Westermarkt, the plaza that directly south of the Westerkerk. The Anne Frank House museum is located just around the corner from the memorial.
Also see . . .
1. Anne Frank (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 6, 2019.)
2. Who Was Anne Frank? (AnneFrank.org). (Submitted on June 6, 2019.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2019
2. Anne Frank Memorial - wide view
The plaque is visible here in the foreground, embedded amongst the bricks.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2019
3. Anne Frank (1977), by Mari Andriessen
"Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( 12 June 1929 – February or March 1945) was a German-born Dutch-Jewish diarist. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis in Dutch; English: The Secret Annex), in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. It is one of the world's best known books and has been the basis for several plays and films." - Wikipedia
photo courtesy Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam (via Wikipedia), 1940
4. Anne Frank (in 1940, while at 6. Montessorischool, Niersstrraat 41-43, Amsterdam)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
