--- description: The Amsterdam bench that appears in the film has gone missing, much to the embarrassment of city officials title: "The Fault in Our Stars" bench has gone missing in Amsterdam image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a66ff0c3ebc8f98/69869a44cd804d219cccbc5a/829739_full.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Fault in Our Stars_ Bench Is Missing by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 1:31 PM CUT  THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, l-r: Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley, 2014\. ph: James Bridges/TM and ©Fox 2000 Pictures. All rights reserved. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, l-r: Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley, 2014\. ph: James Bridges/TM and ©Fox 2000 Pictures. All rights reserved.20th Century Fox by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 1:31 PM CUT One of the breakouts of _The Fault in Our Stars_ is [missing](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fault-our-stars-amsterdam-bench-missing "undefined"). No, not Shailene Woodley or Ansel Elgort, but the canal-side bench that the two sit on during a trip to Amsterdam. If you’ve already wept your way through the film, you know that the bench appears in a pretty moving scene of the movie. As a result, that bench has become something of a landmark since the film’s opening, as fan maps of Amsterdam have been circulating with certain filming locations highlighted. But fans looking for the newly famous bench are bound to be disappointed, as Amsterdam city officials have announced the bench has gone missing. “It’s a bit embarrassing, because we do keep good track of them, but it’s gone all right,” city spokesman Stephan van der Hoek told the [_Associated Press_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fault-our-stars-amsterdam-bench-missing "undefined")_._ Perhaps even more embarrassing is the fact that city officials are unsure if they are actually responsible for the bench’s departure, as it could have possible been removed for repairs. Other potential culprits: locals who were annoyed by the fans or even a particularly devoted fan (or group of fans). Van der Hoek said that the city was working on replacing the bench but, in the meantime, he offered this advice for fans: “Keep your eyes on eBay.” \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fault-our-stars-amsterdam-bench-missing "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2949135/fault-in-our-stars-bench-missing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2949135/fault-in-our-stars-bench-missing/"},"headline":"The Fault in Our Stars Bench Is Missing","datePublished":"2014-07-02T13:31:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:56:14.156Z","description":"The Amsterdam bench that appears in the film has gone missing, much to the embarrassment of city officials","url":"https://time.com/2949135/fault-in-our-stars-bench-missing/","keywords":["movies","The Fault In Our Stars","amsterdam","john green"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a66ff0c3ebc8f98/69869a44cd804d219cccbc5a/829739_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a66ff0c3ebc8f98/69869a44cd804d219cccbc5a/829739_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MCDFAIN FE003","caption":"MCDFAIN FE003","creditText":"20th Century Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2949135/fault-in-our-stars-bench-missing/","name":"The Fault in Our Stars Bench Is Missing"}}]}] ```