Peace Monuments in Benelux
(Belgium, the Netherlands
& Luxembourg)
N.B. This web page has five parts: (1) The Hague, (2) Amsterdam, (3) Rotterdam, (4) Utrecht, and (5) the remainder of Benelux.
(1) Peace Monuments in Den Haag / The Hague (Netherlands)
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September 14, 1929 - Peace Fountain, Amsterdam Park, St. Clair Avenue W at Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Inscribed: "[Replica of] the fountain at [the Peace] Palace, The Hague. Presented by H.H. Williams... as a mark of his love [for peace]."
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1920 - Memorial to W. T. Stead, River Parapet, Victoria Embankment, London (England). Sculpted by Sir George Frampton. William Thomas Stead [1849-1912] was "the first truly modern journalist." According to Peter van den Dungen, Stead was an important figure at the 1899 and 1907 Hague peace conferences, and he died on the Titanic en route to a peace conference in the USA. One of 309 London monuments in Kershman (2007), page 123. Duplicate monument at Central Park, New York City (qv).
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LAbout 1920 - Memorial to W. T. Stead, Central Park, New York City, New York (USA). Sculpted by Sir George Frampton. William Thomas Stead [1849-1912] was "the first truly modern journalist." According to Peter van den Dungen, Stead was an important figure at the 1899 and 1907 Hague peace conferences, and he died on the Titanic en route to a peace conference in the USA. Click here for a 1907 New York Times article about Stead. Duplicate monument at River Parapet, Victoria Embankment, London (England).
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L(2) Peace Monuments in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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(3) Peace Monuments in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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L(4) Peace Monuments in Utrecht (Netherlands):
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(5) Peace Monuments in Remainder of Benelux
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Circa 1618 - ''The Union of Earth & Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)" by Peter Paul Rubens [1577-1640], Hermitge Museum, St Petersburg (Russia). "The alliance of Cybele, Goddess of Earth, and Neptune, God of Victory, as the important alliance of Flanders and the sea, the River Scheldt and the city of Antwerp."
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October 7, 1983 - "Protection of Our Future," Peace Symbols Zone, Nagasaki Peace Park, Nagasaki (Japan). From the city of Middelburg, The Netherlands (Nagasaki's sister city). "Shows a mother protecting her infant child from danger, representing that we must protect not only the present generation but also the coming generation as well so that the people of the world can live in peace together."
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