Amsterdams Lieverdje

Amazing

I find it interesting so I snapped a photo.

Hier handelt es sich um die Statue eines kleinen Jungen, der ein schelmisches Grinsen im Gesicht und die Hände in die Hüften gestemmt hat. Wir kamen zufällig vorbei, da er auf dem Spui Platz, nicht weit vom Zentrum, steht.

The Amsterdams Lieverdje is a sculpture of a stereotypical view of an Amsterdam boy as the mischievous, but kind hearted little darling.

The sculpture depicts a boy of 10, dressed in a short sleeved shirt, shorts and wearing a cap on his head. He has a mischievous little grin on his face as if having just played a prank.

It's a cute little statue, but I wouldn't go out of the way to see it. As it's located on Spui, and within the main tourist circuit, it's worth a small detour if you've got time or if visiting Amsterdam with children.

Lädt zum Spazieren gehen ein, gerade auch abends wunderschön

On Saturday the first of June 2019 I joined a Comedy Walk in the center of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), which started at statue ‘t Lieverdje and was led by (hard)Kor Hoebe. Funniest dude ever!❗️🤣 Not only did he give us a great tour (almost got mixed up in a very colourful Surinam Festival, 💃🏽🎉🕺🏾showing us the WW-II Nazi-headquarters, ending at the Gay Monument🌈, telling us about bringing home one X-Mas Eve his best - gay - friend to his deep-religeous (former) anti-gay mum, who landed enthusiastically on her doorstep screaming “Hi, I’m Kevin! So, where are the twelve men?”).
He also showed us a lovely chapel and shared some historical information with us, which I found very interesting.
I am definitely planning on doing this more often (also with other comedians), 👣because I know: whether it will be raining or not, I will be laughing all the way!❗️✨👌

An interesting sculpture to see at Spui is Lieverdje (Little Darling). The statue is also referred to as Amsterdams Lieverdje an is a bronze depiction of a smiling young boy in cap, with arms on his hips. The figure is atop a simple but roughly surfaced pedestal and is situated just across from the historic Caffe Hoppe.

Symbolically, the Lieverdje monument is supposed to represent the youth of Amsterdam, always playing tricks and pranks yet still with a golden heart. Its worth a quick look-see and a picture or two when passing through Spui.