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299: 315: 284: 22: 264:, a small canal that according to tradition was used to carry fresh water from the dunes to serve the brewers of Haarlem. Haarlem was known for its beer brewing in the 15th-17th centuries. A large wooden crane operated by wheels driven by manpower was used to hoist the grain on ships into the Waag building and back into other ships or carts for further transport. The wooden crane can be seen on most historic pictures of the Spaarne up until 1872. 338: 256:. It is the only building in Haarlem that was built this way, and was designed in its day as a landmark that befits an authority. The weigh house masters needed to be able to judge the correct measure of a shipload of grain that was delivered in Haarlem. Inside the large cast iron balance can still be seen. The location of the weigh house was strategically located where the 99: 271:
for drawing classes gathered around a live model. The room is still used for this function, though fewer drawing classes are held nowadays and the rooms are often used for exhibitions. The entrance to the artist club is via the small staircase on the Spaarne side.
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In 1821 the top floor of the Waag was rented to the artist club
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Waag, looking north along the houses facing the Spaarne river
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Weigh house
Haarlem
Damstraat
Coordinates
52°22′49″N 4°38′24″E / 52.38028°N 4.64000°E / 52.38028; 4.64000
Lieven de Key
Weigh house
Haarlem
Lieven de Key
Namur, Belgium
Spaarne
Kunst zij ons doel
Waag on the Spaarne with Wooden crane, by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde
Waag on the Spaarne with Wooden crane in use, by Romeyn de Hooghe, 1690
Romeyn de Hooghe
Wooden crane, by Cornelis van Noorde, 1767
Cornelis van Noorde
Rijksmonument
19708
History
website

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