Present
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 Stationsplein (Station Square).
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.
Several times a year, such as on Queens Day or near Christmas, there is a large funfair in Dam Square.
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Famous quotes containing the word present:
“He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“That the end is not far off since it will occur
In the present and this is the present.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“Present mirth hath present laughter
What’s to come is still unsure.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)