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The Waag ( "weigh house" ) is a15th-century building on Nieumarrkt square in Amsterdam. It was originaly a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam.The building has also served guildhall, museum, fire station and anatomicai theatre, among other things.

The Waag is depicted in Rembrand`s 1632 painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.

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Uploaded on November 19, 2018
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