Netherland Monument — Attraction in New York

The Netherland Monument is a sculpture located at Battery Place and State Street, The Battery in Lower Manhattan, NY. It’s open every day of the week from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm. It’s the only gold-leafed inscriptions that I’ve seen in the park. It’s a gift from the Netherlands to New York City and written in English and Dutch. I find this to be a tremendous expression of friendship...

Interesting monument that depicts the arrival of the Dutch colonisation and the fraudulent acquisition of the land.

Maybe so much revisionism is out of date and politically uncorrect, and the ''unbroken friendship'' with the natives deserves to be...

A must-see for history buffs, who would appreciate the monument as a reminder of the humble beginnings of New York City after the Dutch bought the land from the Native American settlers living there...