Dam Square

Dam Square, also known as the Dam ( ), is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country.

Dam Square, also known as the Dam ( ), is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country. on Dam Square.|alt=An image of the funfair in Dam square showing a Ferris wheel on the left, behind it spinning-arm ride called Speed; and a Matterhorn on the right with its spinning cars at maximum extension. Several tram lines traverse the Dam and have stops there. In the time of the horse tram (end 19th century), the Dam was the most important tram hub of Amsterdam. After 1900, this function moved to the Central Station, at the other end of the Damrak. Over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, Amsterdam's main square became a "national" square well known to nearly everyone in the Netherlands. It has frequently been the location of demonstrations and events of all kinds, and a meeting place for many people. On 4 May every year, the Dutch celebrate National Memorial Day (Nationale Dodenherdenking), in observance of which the last addition to the square, the National Monument, was set up in 1956. A funfair was held on Dam Square for several years. On 6 December 2003, Bulgarian mobster Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov was shot dead on Dam Square. On 7 November 2024, a series of attacks occurred by fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. at Dam Square during their UEFA Europa League match against AFC Ajax. On 27 March 2025, a 30-year old Ukrainian citizen from Donetsk used knives to attack a 67-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man with American nationality, a 26-year-old man with Polish nationality, a 73-year-old Belgian woman and a 19-year-old Dutch woman in the Sint Nicolaasstraat area in the vicinity of Dam Square. On 3 April 2025, a 50-year-old man set himself on fire inside of his car, near the National Monument, causing a small explosion and injuring himself. No bystanders were injured.

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