{"id":9765,"date":"2017-09-14T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T07:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=9765"},"modified":"2021-04-09T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T13:37:31","slug":"amsterdam-oude-zijde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/netherlands\/amsterdam\/amsterdam-oude-zijde\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam \u2013 Oude Zijde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Oude Zijde, that means “Old Side”, is the easternmost district of Amsterdam. Originally, it was only a narrow strip on the eastern bank of the Amstel, but the district was soon enlarged by the influx of many Jewish refugees from Portugal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Museums, churches, synagogues, historical buildings and monuments can be found in Oude Zijde almost at every corner. We did not even see a fraction of it in our short time in Amsterdam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Waag is the oldest preserved city gate in Amsterdam. It is located on the Nieuwmarkt. It was built in 1488. Previously, public executions took place here. In 1612 the official town weighing scales were erected here. The farmers from around the city came here to have their goods weighed to be then taxed accordingly. The building has been used as a fire station after 1800. Today it is a restaurant. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed when we walked past. The menu looked very good. It is not easy to tell that this building was a city gate but nevertheless I just thought it\u2019s beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n