Weekly market in front of the scale house in Deventer, Netherlands. The oldest weighing house in the Netherlands from 1528 stands on the square De Brink. The city scales had a great importance for the commercial life. Merchants had to have their goods weighed under the supervision of the city authorities. The taxes and tolls contributed to the wealth of Deventer.

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Size: 8569px × 5713px
Location: Centrum, Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Georg Berg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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