De Waag (Amsterdam)

Netherlands / Noord-Holland / Amsterdam / Nieuwmarkt
 restaurant, place with historical importance, interesting place
The Waag (Weigh House) is a remnant of the former city walls in Amsterdam. Erected in 1488, it was originally one of the city gates, the Sint Anthoniespoort. When the city wall disappeared, the Nieuwmarkt (New Market) was created around it and the weighing scales for the market were placed inside the former gate.

Today the building houses a café-restaurant and the Waag Society, an ICT research foundation working in the social and cultural domain.

Painting by Isaak Ouwater
geocoded art
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weigh_house#Amsterdam
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Coordinates:   52°22'21"N   4°54'1"E
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