Erection date: 2/5/1975
These gardens were renamed Rembrandt Gardens on 2 May 1975 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the founding of the city of Amsterdam and to mark the creation of a special relationship with the City of Westminster.
W9, Warwick Avenue
The map gives a clue as to what that 'special relationship' is all about.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Amsterdam 700th Anniversary
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