Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)

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Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) is a historic 15th-century city gate turned weighing house on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam, notable for its later use as a guildhall and its distinctive medieval architecture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
De Waag 2
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former city gate
guildhall
historic building
monument
weigh house
city Amsterdam
constructionStartCentury 15th century
country Netherlands
hasArchitecturalStyle medieval architecture
hasCategory Buildings and structures in Amsterdam
City gates in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam
Weigh houses in the Netherlands
hasDutchName Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) self-linksurface differs
surface form: De Waag
hasFeature brick construction
fortified appearance
stepped gables
towers
hasFunction city gate
guildhall
public building
weighing house
hasName Waag
heritageDesignation Rijksmonument
heritageStatus protected monument
laterUse guildhall
weighing house
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
Nieuwmarkt
North Holland
locatedOn Nieuwmarkt square
notableFor association with medieval guilds
conversion from city gate to weighing house
distinctive medieval architecture
openToPublic yes
originalUse city gate
partOf historic center of Amsterdam
square Nieuwmarkt
touristAttraction yes
usedAs city gate
guildhall
weighing house

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons basedInBuilding Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) hasDutchName Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: De Waag
Nieuwmarkt metro station nearbyAttraction Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
this entity surface form: De Waag