Houses at ?Natte Damrak? (Wet Damrak). The name of the street Damrak refers to the dam in the river Amstel (hence, Amsterdam) on the site of what eventually became Dam square.
Rak is an old Dutch term for a straight canal or river. Until 1672, when most of it was filled, Damrak was Amsterdam?s busiest canal. Ships were docked along its quays ? all the way up to Dam square ? to unload, and take on board, goods from all over the world.
At the time, the northern end of Damrak ended in the city?s open harbor front, which was the gateway to the Zuiderzee (South Sea), and from there to the North Sea. The train station wasn?t built until the 1880s.
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