The American Hotel was built in 1898–1900 by W.Kromhout and H.G. Jansen in the Berlage style. In 1927–1928 an expansion was realised from a design by the architect G.J. Rutgers in collaboration with K. Bakker in 1927–1928. Both the expansion and the café are National Heritage sites.

It is now call the Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American, also known for its Café Américain, on Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a hotel and café restaurant with a Jugendstilreading room.

The 1945 shooting on Dam squaretook place during the liberation of Amsterdam on 7 May 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe. Germansoldiers fired machine guns into a large crowd gathered on Dam squareto celebrate the end of the war, killing over 30 people.

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Leidseplein is a buzzing nightlife hub centered around Leidseplein Square, where crowds are entertained by street performers and the surrounding bars and restaurants are always busy. Local theaters, such as the neo-Renaissance Stadsschouwburg, present classical music, stand-up comedy andmusicals, while iconic concert venues Paradiso and Melkweg host DJ gigs and concerts by indie and big-name bands.