One of the main squares of the city. The Dam links the streets Damrak and Rokin. Known as the streets Nieuwendijk, Kalverstraat and Damstraat end on the Dam. Significant buildings on the square are: Madame Tussauds Wax Statue Museum, Hotel Krasnapolsky, the Bijenkorf, the Royal Palace and the New Church. Do not miss the National Monument. This monument was established in 1956 to commemorate the victims of World War II.