Street art · Amsterdam
Photo: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Haan op zuil
By Han Radecker
Spot the rooster on its pedestal? That's 'Haan op zuil' (1955) by Han Raedecker, carved in limestone and bluestone — a mid-century civic sculpture guarding Westerpark like a stony town crier, plus a bonus vinyl cat sticker crashing the plaque.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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