Posted 1 year ago by
catalina in response to
firestar's question:
Is the actual Dam of Amsterdam the same as the original dam?(give a different answer) .
The original dam was at the eastern end of the current square, with a sluice alongside so ships could pass through. From 1611 they had to lower their masts to pass under the stock exchange, which had been built over the sluice, until it was filled in for good in 1672.
