Dam Square
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Dam square is a town square in Amsterdam. The Amstel dam which gave the city its name was located here.
Here are located:
- The Royal Palace
- the Nieuwe Kerk
- Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
- the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
- De Bijenkorf department store
In the center of the Dam is a monument to Holland's WWII dead.
On the square there are many city pigeons, popular for birdfeeding.
The street to the left of the Hotel Krasnapolsky leads into the red-light district De Wallen.