De Waag
Also known as Weigh House
1488
Medieval
fortification
The Waag on the Nieuwmarkt is the last of Amsterdam's medieval city gates, a squat fortress of brick with round towers whose walls run nearly two meters thick. Built as the Sint Antoniespoort as part of the city wall raised in the 1480s…
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- 1617-1618
The disused Sint Antoniespoort gate was turned into a public weigh house, and its inner gateways were roofed to form a courtyard.
- 1690
A domed hall with a central octagonal tower was raised over the courtyard.
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Image credits
- Patrick Verdier · Copyrighted free use
- Isaac Ouwater · Public domain
- Rijksmuseum · CC0
- Fouquet, Pierre (1729-1800) · Public domain
- Beijer, Jan de (1703-1780) · Public domain
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