Dam Square

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city square public square tourist attraction

Dam Square is the historic central square of Amsterdam, known as a major public gathering place surrounded by notable buildings such as the Royal Palace and the National Monument.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city square → public square → tourist attraction →
connectsWith	Damrak → Damstraat → Kalverstraat → Nieuwendijk → Paleisstraat → Rokin →
coordinateLocation	52.3731°N 4.8933°E →
country	Netherlands →
function	ceremonial space → public gathering place → tourist hub →
hasCommonLanguage	English →
hasDutchName	De Dam →
hasOfficialLanguage	Dutch →
hasPart	Bijenkorf department store → Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky → Madame Tussauds Amsterdam → National Monument → Nieuwe Kerk → Royal Palace of Amsterdam →
hasPublicTransportConnection	Amsterdam tram network →
hasPublicTransportStop	Dam tram stop →
hasView	Nieuwe Kerk tower → façade of Royal Palace of Amsterdam →
heritageStatus	located within UNESCO World Heritage-listed Amsterdam canal ring buffer zone →
historicalEvent	Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 →
historicalRole	market square → political demonstration site →
inception	13th century →
locatedIn	Amsterdam → Amsterdam city centre →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	province of North Holland →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time →
locatedNear	Amsterdam Centraal station → Red Light District (De Wallen) →
memorializedBy	National Monument →
monumentCommemorates	World War II victims →
namedAfter	Amstel River dam →
nearbyWaterBody	former course of the Amstel River →
originalFunction	dam in the Amstel River →
partOf	historic centre of Amsterdam →
streetAddress	Dam, 1012 JS Amsterdam →
surfaceFeature	paved square →
touristVisitCount	millions of visitors per year →
usedFor	national celebrations → public protests → street performances →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amsterdam Centraal → Kalverstraat → Oude Kerk square → Oudezijds Voorburgwal → Paleisstraat → Rokin →	near
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky → Madame Tussauds Amsterdam → Royal Palace of Amsterdam → Royal Palace of Louis Bonaparte →	locatedOn
Damstraat → Kalverstraat → Rokin →	connectsTo
Amsterdam-Centrum → Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde ("Dam Square (western side)") →	contains
Damstraat → De Wallen →	locatedNear
Dam Square →	commonsCategory
Amsterdam tram network →	connects
Paleisstraat →	connectsWith
De Dam →	hasEnglishName
Amsterdam →	hasLandmark
Damrak →	hasNearbyAttraction
Damrak →	hasNearbySquare
Damstraat ("Dam Square tram stops") →	hasPublicTransportAccessVia
Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky →	hasViewOf
Nieuwe Kerk →	locatedIn
National Monument (Amsterdam) →	location
Royal Palace of Amsterdam ("National Monument on Dam Square") →	nearby
Bijenkorf department store (Amsterdam) →	overlooks
Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 →	place
Damrak →	terminusB
Oudezijds Voorburgwal ("Dam Square vicinity") →	terminusNorth