Nieuwmarkt
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| Location | Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Nearest metro station | Nieuwmarkt |
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Nieuwmarkt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈniuˌmɑr(ə)kt]; English: New Market) is a square in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The surrounding area is known as the Lastage neighborhood. It is situated in the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum.
The square is considered part of Amsterdam's Chinatown, next to the De Wallen (Red Light District). There are over 20 cafés and coffeeshops facing the square. There is a daily market on the square, as well as an organic food market on Saturdays and a market for antiques and books on Sundays in the summer months.
The Nieuwmarkt is dominated by a building known as the Waag,[1] originally a gate in the medieval city walls but converted into a weighing house after the walls were demolished in the 17th century. The square was created when the canals around the Waag were filled in 1614, and was used as a marketplace (hence the name). In World War II the square was used by the Nazis as a collection point for Jews who had been rounded up to be sent to the concentration camps.[1]
In the 1970s many buildings on and around the square were torn down to make way for a planned metro and four-lane highway,[2] which was to run right through the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood. This led to heavy rioting, known as the Nieuwmarkt Riots (Nieuwmarktrellen), in 1975 and, ultimately, abandonment of the highway plans.[3] The metro, however, was constructed, and Nieuwmarkt is now a station on the Amsterdam metro (subway) system.
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