It is there to remind us of the afternoon when the German bombers came and flattened the whole centre of Rotterdam. Monuments Tell a Story Rotterdam, Holland by Olga Rains Monuments tell a story. There are so many of them in the Netherlands. They remind us of World War Two. In the evening at 8 o'clock in the evening it is remembrance.
Flags hang half mast, stores and offices are closed, it is very quiet.
People all over the Netherlands walk silently to the nearest monument in their area, they carry flowers, they remember their loved ones who were killed during WW 11. In Rotterdam, the monument is called Square 1940. The mouth is open, screaming. It is trying to tell us what happened on that afternoon when the German bombers came and flattened the whole centre of Rotterdam.