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Dam War Memorial

In Old City Amsterdam 1012 JS +31 (0)20 201 8800 (Tourist Information Centre)

In the 13th Century the river Amstel was dammed here and on the banks of the river a small fishing community was founded, called Amstelredam. Boats could unload their freight here and alongside the Damrak. When the Nieuwe Kerk was rebuilt and the Royal Palace (originally the town hall) built, the enclosed square served as the city centre, both socially and for administrative purposes. The city was governed and law and order maintained from here, as can be seen in pictures of public executions on a scaffold in front of the town hall. After WWII, the War Memorial was erected on another square on the Dam, which is now a gathering place for thousands of people and numerous pigeons. Review © 2009, Wcities

Dam Photo: Bertoz	Dam Photo: Heather Masterson	Dam Photo: Sander van Amerongen	Dam Photo: Kevin Ready	Dam Photo: Photos in the Sunset	Dam Photo: janine	Dam Photo: Marco Vossen	Dam Photo: Daniele Di Mauro
Dam Photo: Thijs Haenen	Dam Photo: Яeиée	Dam Photo: Oskar Moreno	Dam Photo: David Hervás Sanz	Dam Photo: Till Che	Dam Photo: maurice de wert	Dam Photo: Joghem de Gram	Dam Photo: Bartosz Brzozowski
Dam Photo: Shane Gavin	Dam Photo: Jake Hauss

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