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32-470: To the west, Elleboogsteeg, Stormsteeg and Waterpoortsteeg streets run between the even-numbered side of the Geldersekade and Zeedijk . To the east, Smidssteeg, Geldersesteeg, Waalsteeg, Binnen Bantammerstraat and Nieuwe Jonkerstraat run between the odd-numbered side and Rechtboomssloot . The monumental house Het Tabaksvat, at Geldersekade 8, was originally a 17th-century merchant's house. The facade

64-631: A protection against the increasing threat posed by canons. In Haarlem, for example, a front gate was added to the Amsterdam Gate in 1482 which is very similar to the front gate of Saint Anthony's Gate. Presumably the gable stone in Saint Anthony's Gate with the date 1488 refers simply to the addition of the front gate to the already existing main gate. From around the beginning of the 16th century, when Amsterdam had completed its surrounding stone city wall, Saint Anthony's Gate appeared as it

96-535: A short time. The names arose because there were jetties here where the ships from Gelderland , Cologne and England moored. The Geldersekade lost its function as a moat after the Nieuwe Gracht (the current Oude Schans ) was dug and new city walls were built. The old city wall was demolished and houses were built. The Lastage was developed between the Geldersekade and the Oudeschans . A fish market

128-455: A weigh house, the Waag served a range of different functions. In the 19th century it was used consecutively as a fencing hall, a furniture workshop, a workshop for oil lamps used for street lighting, a fire station, and as the city archives. In the first half of the 19th century, punishments were carried out in front of the building. There was even a guillotine . In the 20th century, the building

160-514: Is a 15th-century building on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam . It was originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam . Later it served as a guildhall , museum , fire station and anatomical theatre , among other things. The Waag is the oldest remaining non-religious building in Amsterdam. The building was listed as a national monument ( rijksmonument ) in 1970. The Waag

192-433: Is a street in the old centre of Amsterdam . The street is the northern and eastern boundary of De Wallen red-light district and runs between Prins Hendrikkade and Nieuwmarkt . Historically an area riddled with crime and drug addicts , the area went through a revitalization and is now the main street of Amsterdam's Chinatown , where locals come to eat at Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese restaurants. The Zeedijk neighbourhood

224-570: Is also known as the Nautical Quarter (Dutch: Nautisch Kwartier ) because of its past as a sailors' neighbourhood. The zeedijk was constructed as seawall or dike to protect Amsterdam from the water of the IJ , which was in open connection with the Zuiderzee until 1872. The street's curvature is a noticeable remnant of its adherence to the contours of the old dike. Halfway along the dike is

256-651: Is depicted in Rembrandt 's 1632 painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp . The surgeons ' guild commissioned this painting for their guildhall in the Waag. Originally, the building was one of the gates in the city wall, the Sint Antoniespoort (Saint Anthony's Gate). The gate was located at the end of the Zeedijk dike , which continued beyond the gate as the Sint Antoniesdijk. After

288-421: Is depicted in the wood carvings of Cornelis Anthonisz : a main gate with four towers on the inner (city) side — of which the masons' guild tower was still small — and a front gate with two towers on the outer (canal) side. Between the front gate and main gate, there was a small square covering a subterraneous sluice gate . The walls of the towers are almost 2 metres thick. When the city expanded beyond its walls

320-655: Is from the last quarter of the 18th century. The interior was used for storage by the ships supply firm J. & J. Vinke, later the Ship Chandlers Warehouse. The Geldersekade was part of the city moat dug at the end of the 15th century that, together with the Kloveniersburgwal and the Singel , formed the Stedegracht around the city. The Geldersekade ran north from Sint Antoniespoort (now

352-399: Is housed on the upper floors. The ground floor is now Restaurant-Café In de Waag. The building is slowly sinking due to the porous soil and the cement that was used for the restoration. In July 2009 it was falsely reported in the media that one of the towers was about to collapse. However, the foundation will need to be improved or replaced in order to remedy the situation. In February 2011,

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384-655: The Lastage area was added to the city in the 16th century, the Sint Antoniesdijk became the Sint Antoniesbreestraat and a new Sint Antoniespoort city gate was built near the Hortus Botanicus . The city gate was part of the medieval city walls along the moat formed by the current Singel canal and the Kloveniersburgwal and the Geldersekade canals. These walls were constructed during

416-788: The Waag ) on the Nieuwmarkt to the Schreierstoren on the IJ . A city wall was built on the city side, the western bank of the Geldersekade. This is clearly visible on the 1544 bird's-eye view map of Amsterdam by Cornelis Anthonisz. The eastern part, which was outside the city until 1585, was called the Cologne quay and then the Gelderland quay, and also the London quay or English quay for

448-733: The movie based on the book. The text on the street signs in the Zeedijk area and Nieuwmarkt are both in Dutch as well as in Chinese . The neighborhood is the location of the He Hua Temple , a Buddhist temple which is open to the public. This is the second oldest Chinatown in Europe after the Chinatown in London . Jazz musician Chet Baker fell to his death at Zeedijk in 1988. A plaque

480-409: The city archives of Amsterdam that pre-date 1488 and mention Saint Anthony's Gate. According to building archaeologist Jacqueline de Graauw, the building probably dates back to as early as 1425, because that is when the city was expanded and the Geldersekade and Kloveniersburgwal canals, where the gate was placed, were dug. De Graauw also found that Saint Anthony's Gate was originally much smaller, and

512-446: The construction of the luxurious Herengracht , the wealthy merchants moved out of the area and it became a centre of nightlife for passing sailors. The old bars and the shops for ship supplies are still a reminder of this. Zeedijk is the heart of Chinatown , the Chinese neighbourhood of Amsterdam. There are many tokos and restaurants there, such as Nam Kee , described in the novel De Oesters van Nam Kee by Kees van Beijnum and

544-499: The facade of the tower at the corner of Zeedijk and Geldersekade. It carries the inscription MCCCCLXXXVIII de XXVIII dach in April wart d'eerste steen van dese poert gheleit. ("The first stone of this gate was laid on 28 April 1488"). The year of construction 1488, as given on the gable stone and in many sources, may need to be corrected. There are clues that the gate may be of a much older date. For instance, there are several documents in

576-445: The former Sint Anthoniespoort, the old city gate now called the Waag . Beyond the gate running south-east, the dike continued as Sint Antoniesdijk (now Sint Antoniesbreestraat ). The neighbourhood is one of the oldest parts of Amsterdam. In 1544, Zeedijk was the first street to have permanent street lights installed. Until the 17th century, the curve of the promenade was one of the most respectable places where one could live. After

608-412: The former city gate was repurposed as a weigh house , a public building where various goods were weighed. "History: De Waag" . waag.org . Amsterdam: Waag Futurelab for technology and society. Archived from the original on 2024-06-13 . Retrieved 26 October 2024 . This new weigh house was needed to relieve the Waag op de Dam , the original weigh house on Dam square, which had become too small for

640-429: The late 16th century, Saint Anthony's Gate lost its function as a city gate. Shortly thereafter, during the years 1603–1613, the walls were demolished. In 1614, the present Nieuwmarkt square was created by covering the canal on either side of the gate. In addition, the square was raised, causing part of the brickwork of the gate to disappear below ground. This makes the building appear shorter than it actually is. In 1617,

672-439: The masons' guild includes sculpture work by Hendrick de Keyser . Over the entrance for the surgeons' guild is the inscription Theatrum Anatomicum . In 1690–1691, a large dome-shaped hall was added, topped by a central octagonal tower. The interior also dates to this time period. The Waag eventually lost its function as a weigh house. In 1819, a chest of indigo was the last item to be weighed there. After falling into disuse as

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704-409: The needs of the rapidly growing city. An inner courtyard was added in 1617–1618 by covering the area between the front and main gates. A number of guilds were housed on the top floors of the building: the blacksmiths ' guild, the painter's guild , the masons ' guild and the surgeons ' guild. Each guild had its own entrance gate. The guild emblems are still visible over these entrances. The gate of

736-525: The outer wall to be demolished. However, the foundation went bankrupt before these plans were carried out. On 20 September 1991, local residents and preservationists opened the disused building to the press and the public. A general sense of dismay, which also resounded in the city council, led to the appointment of a commission of experts, which proposed to have the building restored under the guidance of an architect with expert knowledge of medieval construction and foundation. Walter Kramer  [ nl ]

768-574: The period 1481–1494 and consisted of defensive towers and city gates connected by brick walls with a natural stone pediment. All that remains of the walls is some sandstone in the Geldersekade canal wall. The only remains of the city gates are the Waag and part of the Regulierspoort gate, which is now the bottom half of the Munttoren tower. The Schreierstoren is the only remaining defensive tower. The oldest gable stone in Amsterdam adorns

800-638: The quay until 1955. After that it was a bus route with very intensive bus traffic from the early 1970s, especially for the bus line to the Bijlmer. After the opening of the metro to Amsterdam Centraal station in 1980, the east side of the Geldersekade was re-profiled. It was no longer suitable for bus traffic, which now had to pass through Valkenburgerstraat. Today it is an important cycle route. Zeedijk 52°22′26.64″N 4°54′1.50″E  /  52.3740667°N 4.9004167°E  / 52.3740667; 4.9004167 Zeedijk ( English : "Sea dike ")

832-559: The year 2000, four gay bars (De Barderij, The Queen's Head , De Engel van Amsterdam, and De Engel Next Door) opened in close proximity to each other along the bend at the north-east end of Zeedijk, making this area one of Amsterdam's hotspots of gay nightlife. Once a year, in August, the Hartjesdag takes place on the Zeedijk, a festival featuring a parade of costumed participants. Waag (Amsterdam) The Waag (" weigh house ")

864-442: Was appointed to lead the restoration. During restoration, the cellars (which had been filled in) were reopened, and a wooden awning was added to the eastern facade. The paving around the building was changed so that de Waag again became the central point on Nieuwmarkt square. Following the restoration, the building was rented out. Waag Society, a foundation that aims to foster experimentation with new technologies, art and culture,

896-462: Was built after 1840 in the water of the Geldersekade, on the north side of the Nieuwmarkt. It replaced the fish market on Dam Square , which had to make way for the Beurs van Zocher. The scaffolding and wooden sheds were replaced in 1862 by the stone Gemeentelijke Vishal, which was demolished in 1938. The entire quay has been called Geldersekade since 3 April 1912. In addition, the nearby Leliestraatje

928-549: Was given the name Geldersesteeg. There is also a diver bridge (495) in the Nieuwmarkt, the Bijleveldschesluis, over the water connection with the Kloveniersburgwal. Until October 1980, the east side of the Geldersekade was an important through route, also for public transport. From 1905 to 1942, tram line 8 ran over the quay. After the war, tram line 26 (1946–48) and tram line 11 ran successively along

960-456: Was heightened at a later date. This is evident from the remains of merlons halfway up the towers of the Guild of Saint Eligius and the schuttersgilde (militia) - the two big towers on either side of the main gate. Also, the front gate, which differs from the main gate in several ways, was probably added to the main gate at a later date. These kinds of additions were commonplace at that time, as

992-482: Was put up at the site in his memory. Café 't Mandje on Zeedijk 63 was an early example of a bar where, aside from prostitutes , pimps and sailors, gays and lesbians were also welcome. Opened in 1927, owner Bet van Beeren soon became an icon within Amsterdam's LGBT community. After her death in 1967, her sister Greet continued the café until 1983. It was reopened in 2008 by relatives. Besides Café 't Mandje, there were other gay bars in Zeedijk as well. Around

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1024-599: Was used primarily as a museum. It was the original location of the Amsterdams Historisch Museum (now Amsterdam Museum ) as well as the Joods Historisch Museum (Jewish Historical Museum). In the period 1989–1994, the building was not used and stood empty. Eventually the building was handed over to a foundation, Stichting Centrum De Waag, which commissioned Philippe Starck to design a glass extension that would have required part of

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