The Homomonument was designed by Karin Daan and consists of three equilateral triangles made of pink granite that are connected by an inlaid band. This band creates a fourth, larger equilateral triangle. The bustle of daily life on the Westermarkt goes on as usual between the three triangles symbolising the past, present and future. One of the triangles is situated on the edge of the Keizersgracht and protrudes into the canal. This triangle has a set of steps that leads from the street and narrows to create a point that is suspended above the water.	The point of this triangle, which symbolises the present, faces the National War Memorial on Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam. The second triangle, which is raised sixty centimetres above the ground and doubles as a podium, symbolises the future. This triangle points to the COC (the world's oldest continuously operating gay and lesbian organisation) building in the Rozenstraat. Daan placed the third triangle between the paving stones.	It points to the Anne Frank House and is the 'memorial' that symbolises the past. A line from a poem is engraved in this stone. It reads, 'Naar vriendschap zulk een mateloos verlangen' ('Such an endless desire for friendship'). This text is an extract from the poem, 'To a Young Fisherman', that was written by Jacob Israël De Haan (1881-1924).