Amsterdam-Centrum , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Walraven van Hall Monument
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2024
1. Walraven van Hall Monument
Note the URL given on the plaque is seemingly inoperative.
Banker van het Verzet
1906-1945
www.WallravenvanHall.nl
(Wallraven van Hall (1906-1945), Banker of the Resistance)
Erected 2010.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 52° 21.597′ N, 4° 53.983′ E. Monument is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam-Centrum. It is on Frederiksplein. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1017, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wilhelmina Catharinaschool (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Franηois and Pierre Hemony (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Aart Klein (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Wilhelmina Henriette Adrian Jet Wiessing
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Also see . . .
1. Walraven van Hall (Wikipedia). Overview:
Walraven "Wally" van Hall (10 February 1906 12 February 1945) was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to victims of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and fund the Dutch resistance. Van Hall was executed by the German occupier in Haarlem shortly before the end of the war and buried at the Erebegraafplaats Bloemendaal.(Submitted on November 28, 2024.)
2. Memory Walk Amsterdam - The Walraven van Hall Monument (YouTube, 5:43). (Submitted on November 28, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2024
2. Walraven van Hall Monument - wide view
The memorial for Walraven van Hall consists of two parts - the plaque and the large fallen tree sculpture. The tree visible on the left has been turned into a makeshift memorial for the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2024
3. Walraven van Hall Monument sculpture
As noted online by the Walraven van Hall Foundation, the bronze tree, created by artist Fernando Sαnchez Castillo, sits like a fallen giant opposite the Dutch Central Bank.
courtesy Wikimedia Commons
4. Walraven van Hall
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2024
5. Memorial for Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
After his death in February 2024, a large impromptu memorial was set up for him in Dam Square. However, in the interim, a tree here by the van Hall memorial has become a more permanent makeshift memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 166 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
