Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square) is a major square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands, named after the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn who owned a house nearby from 1639 to 1656.
As part of the celebration of the artist’s 400th birthday in 2006, a bronze-cast representation of his famous painting, The Night Watch, by Russian artists Mikhail Dronov and Alexander Taratynov was display for three-years before traveling to New York City, Moscow and Oranienbaum, Russia. In 2012, the bronze Night Watch sculptures returned to the redesigned square where the serve as a magnet for visitors.
The square is bordered on the east by Utrechtsestraat, Reguliersdwarsstraat on the south. Regulierbreestraat on the north and Helvemaansbrug on the west. Tramlines 4, 9 and 14 operate on Regulierbreestraat and connect Rembrandtplein to the Stopera, northwest across the Blauwbrug (Blue Bridge on the Amstel River, Dam Square to the northwest, and Amsterdam Centraal railway station.
