 Waag (De)Old weighing house
Address: Nieuwmarkt 4 - Centraal Station, Stationsplein 15 2B
1012 CR - Old City Centre/Old Side
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Nearest Bus or Train:Nieuwmarkt: metro/sneltram 50, 51 & 54
Open Hours:Not available
The Waag, located on the Nieuwmarkt square, was part of the old town ramparts. It was first named the Gate of St. Anthony, built in 1488, which explains the massive towers and the holes in it. In 1614, the gate was no longer part of the front line of defence and a new, wider rampart was built. It had a new function: a weighing house. This was the place where goods were weighed and the building where taxes were levied. In addition to guilds like the guild of surgeons or the bricklayers' guild, a guild of weighers existed. Nowadays, De Waag also functions as a restaurant and media centre .
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