De Waag also housed the Theatrum Anatomicum, where student surgeons received anatomical lessons. You can see the inscription on the door near the restaurant entrance. Rembrandt painted "The Anatomical Lesson of Prof. Tulip" here in 1632
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By James Martin, About.com
Amsterdam - De Waag and the Bricklayer's Guild
Amsterdam Picture: Once a Bricklayer's Guild Hall, the work around the windows was a test.
James Martin
This section of the De Waag was used for some time as the bricklayer's guild hall. To become a master bricklayer, you had to demonstrate your skill--and what better way than to make an intricate window treatment right in the guild hall itself? Here are several nice windows in the Waag.
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