Kloveniersdoelen (musketeers’ hall) in Amsterdam

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The Kloveniersdoelen in Amsterdam was a prominent 17th-century civic guard headquarters and ceremonial hall, best known as the original setting for Rembrandt’s masterpiece "The Night Watch."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial hall
civic guard headquarters
historic building
associatedWith Amsterdam civic militia
Rembrandt
country Netherlands
culturalSignificance connected to the tradition of militia group portraits
important site in Dutch Golden Age civic culture
era Dutch Golden Age
function headquarters of a civic guard company
hasEnglishName musketeers’ hall
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
historic center of Amsterdam
notableFor original setting of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
notableWorkHoused The Night Watch
partOf Amsterdam civic guard infrastructure
timePeriod 17th century
usedBy Amsterdam civic guard
kloveniers (musketeers)
usedFor banquets
ceremonial functions
civic guard headquarters
meetings of civic militia companies

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Night Watch
commissionedFor

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