Dam Square, Amsterdam

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city square public square tourist attraction

Dam Square, Amsterdam is the historic central public square of the city, known as a major civic, commercial, and tourist hub surrounded by notable buildings and monuments.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city square → public square → tourist attraction →
adjacentTo	Damrak → Rokin →
commonsCategory	Dam Square →
connectsWith	Damrak → Damstraat → Kalverstraat → Nieuwendijk NERFINISHED → Paleisstraat → Rokin →
coordinateLocation	52.3731°N 4.8933°E →
country	Netherlands →
hasMonument	National Monument on Dam Square →
hasPart	De Bijenkorf department store → Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky → Madame Tussauds Amsterdam → NH Collection Amsterdam Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky → National Monument → Nieuwe Kerk → Royal Palace of Amsterdam →
hasUse	civic center → commercial center → public gathering place → tourist hub →
heritageDesignation	Rijksmonument →
inception	13th century →
locatedIn	Amsterdam →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	North Holland NERFINISHED →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Amsterdam-Centrum →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time →
locatedNear	Amsterdam Central Station → Kalverstraat shopping street → Nieuwendijk shopping street → Red Light District →
namedAfter	Amstel river dam →
officialLanguage	Dutch →
publicTransportService	Amsterdam tram network →
publicTransportStop	Dam tram stop →
significantEvent	Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 → World War II liberation celebrations → annual National Remembrance of the Dead ceremony → public demonstrations and protests → royal appearances and celebrations →
touristActivity	guided tours → shopping → sightseeing → street performances →
WikidataID	Q19675 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jan van der Heyden ("The Town Hall on the Dam, Amsterdam") → Jan van der Heyden ("Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal with the Town Hall of Amsterdam") →	notableWork
Bank of Amsterdam →	headquartersLocation