DAM SQUARE
INTRODUCTION
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The name Amsterdam is derived from a dam along the Amstel, the waterway that ran around the settlement that gradually developed into the city. The capital’s main square also takes its...
KALVERSTRAAT
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Kalverstraat is the long, pedestrian street that descends from Dam Square towards the flower market. The name means “street of calves”, because the cattle market used to be held here. This...
