Amsterdam's oldest remaining non-religious building: built in 1488 as the Sint Antoniespoort city gate, then a weigh house with guild rooms. The surgeons' guild held its public dissections in the Theatrum Anatomicum upstairs, the setting of Rembrandt's 'Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp'.
- Address
- Nieuwmarkt 4, 1012 CR Amsterdam
- Hours
- Exterior any time; cafe Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-22:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Price
- Free (exterior); ground floor is Restaurant-cafe In de Waag
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Find the oldest gable stone in Amsterdam (dated 28 April 1488) on the tower at the Zeedijk and Geldersekade corner.
- Upstairs is the Waag Futurelab; the ground-floor cafe is lit by about 300 candles in the evening.