"The Destroyed City", Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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N 51° 55.064 E 004° 28.991
31U E 602005 N 5752927
The Destroyed City" (1953), a memorial to the destruction of the center of the Dutch city Rotterdam by the Germans in 1940
Waymark Code: WM73EQ
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 08/27/2009
Views: 31
The Destroyed City" (1953), a memorial to the destruction of the center of the Dutch city Rotterdam by the Germans in 1940.
The Rotterdam Blitz refers to the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the German Airforce on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance, and to force the Dutch to surrender. - bron Wikkipedia
Title: "The Destroyed City"
Artist: Zadkine
Media (materials) used: Wikkipedia
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Square
Date of creation or placement: 1953
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