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Nightwatch or night watch refers to nocturnal security or patrol duties; historically, towns employed a night watch, a civil guard responsible for patrolling streets, lighting lamps, and maintaining order during nighttime.

The Night Watch is also the title of a famous painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, completed in

In modern media, The Night Watch (novel) is a 1998 urban fantasy by Sergei Lukyanenko, the first

1642
as
a
group
portrait
of
a
Amsterdam
militia
company.
It
is
renowned
for
its
large
scale,
use
of
light
and
shadow,
and
dynamic
composition;
the
painting
resides
in
the
Rijksmuseum
in
Amsterdam.
in
the
Watch
series,
set
in
Moscow
where
a
balance
between
Light
and
Dark
operates
secretly
among
humans.
The
English
translation
appeared
in
the
2000s.
The
book
was
adapted
into
a
2004
Russian
film
titled
Night
Watch,
directed
by
Timur
Bekmambetov;
a
sequel
Day
Watch
followed
in
2006,
expanding
the
same
universe.