You are now on Dam Square, the very spot where Amsterdam began. On this spot, around the year 1250, the people of Amsterdam built a dam across the River Amstel. Read more.
Many notable citizens of Amsterdam were buried in this church – around 10 thousand people under 2,5 thousand tombstones. Among them is Saskia van Uylenburgh wife of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. Read more.