Introduction

Welcome to our audiotour on Dam Square!

Look up, admire the architecture of the buildings, listen to our explanations and form an opinion about the past and present of this characteristic part of Amsterdam – from Palace to Monument. Let’s go!

Image 1: Dam Square (architour)
Image 2: Map by Cornelis Anthonisz. from 1544
Image 3: Painting of the Dam by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde, 1672 (Wikimedia)
Image 4: Bird’s eye view Dam around 1850 by Buffa en Zonen
Image 5: Dam Square around 1915 (Stadsarchief Amsterdam)

Discover Dam Square!
  1. Introduction
  2. Royal Palace
  3. De Nieuwe Kerk
  4. Reisbureau der Staatsspoorwegen
  5. De Bisschop
  6. Memorial for Damslachtoffers 7 mei 1945
  7. De Groote Club
  8. Peek en Cloppenburg
  9. Industria
  10. Instantia
  11. Pijlsteeg
  12. Hotel Krasnapolsky
  13. Verwelius
  14. De Bijenkorf
  15. The National Monument