Squares
There are many squares (suffixed with plein) in Amsterdam. Here is a partial list of some of the better-known ones:
- The Dam, the central square of Amsterdam, where stands the Royal Palace on the Dam and the Netherlands National Monument.
- Koningsplein.
- Leidseplein, a plaza on the southwest end of the Leidsestraat.
- Muntplein, at the intersection of Kalverstraat and Rokin, a town square centered on the old Tower of the Mint (Munttoren).
- Museumplein, southwest of the Rijksmuseum, holds the Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum.
- Rembrandtplein.
- Waterlooplein, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market.
- Markenplein, a place which holds Netherlands Film and Television Academy (NFTA), close by the Waterlooplein.
- Azartplein, is the end of the Java Island walk, crossing this square will lead to KNSM Island.
Read more about this topic: List Of Tourist Attractions In Amsterdam
Famous quotes containing the word squares:
“An afternoon of nurses and rumours;
The provinces of his body revolted,
The squares of his mind were empty,
Silence invaded the suburbs,”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)
“And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there.... Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)