In a building where the Hotel NH Doelen today is located, is where one of the most important Rembrandt's paintings was first displayed - The Night Watch. In 1639, Rembrandt was contacted by the Militia Guild and they have commissioned a group portrait from him. They wanted to celebrate opening of the new banquet hall in their guild house, that was located here. Each member of the guild would pay around 100 guilders to be depicted on a painting. Rembrandt received a payment of 1,600 guilders for it. That was an enormous amount of money for that time because during the 17th Century, an average yearly wage would be between 100 and 400 guilders.