Amsterdam Oud-Zuid , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Prometheus
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 30, 2026
1. Prometheus Marker
Kunstenaar: Fred Carasso
In april 1947 gaf het Nederlands Olympisch Comitι een opdracht aan Fred Carasso om een oorlogs- monument voor de slachtoffers uit de sportwereld te maken. Het beeld. dien de vrijheid en de sport uit te beelden.
Omdat Prometheus het vuur van de goden op de Olympus had gestolen, wordt hij geassocieerd met het vuur. Zijn onsterfelijkheid symboliseert het in herinnering voortleven van de omgekomen sportbeoefenaars. Jaarlijks wordt hier op 4 mei een herdenking gehouden voor alle omgekomen sporters tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Het beeld van Prometheus, stond tot de heropening van 2000 op de zuidtribune van het Olympisch Stadion.
Artist: Fred Carasso
In April 1947, the Dutch Olympic Committee commissioned Fred Carasso to create a war memorial for the victims from the world of sport. The statue was intended to express freedom and sport.
Because Prometheus stole the fire from the gods on Mount Olympus, he is associated with the flame. His immortality symbolises that sports players killed in the war live on in our memory.
A commemoration ceremony is held here every year on May for all of the sports players killed during wars, wherever in the world.
The statue of Prometheus was originally erected in the Olympic Stadium.
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Location. 52° 20.596′ N, 4° 51.336′ E. Memorial is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam Oud-Zuid. It is at the intersection of Olympisch Stadion and Stadionplein, on the left when traveling north on Olympisch Stadion. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Olympisch Stadion 2, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1076 DE, 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: Bronzen beeld Johan Cruijff en Berti Vogts / Bronze Statue of Johan Cruyff and Berti Vogts (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Achilles (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Stadion / Stadium (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Theseus (approx. 0.7 kilometers away);
Photographed by Ceescamel (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 4.0 license), October 5, 2018
2. Prometheus statue
Also see . . . Wist je dit? | Beeld Prometheus (The Olympic Amsterdam, in Dutch). Some background (in translation):
During the Second World War, 417 Olympic athletes lost their lives, 38 of whom were Dutch. Among them were rower Koos Schouwenaar and athlete Gerardus van der Wel. According to research by OlyMADMen (historians and statisticians), no country in the world saw a higher number of Jewish victims among Olympians than the Netherlands.(Submitted on July 16, 2026.)
To ensure the fallen Olympians continued to be commemorated, the Dutch Olympic Committee commissioned a monument for victims from the sports world in April 1947. It was designed by the Italian artist Fred Carasso, who was also responsible for the Merchant Navy Monument in Rotterdam.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
