The Town Hall

het stadhuis

This 75m long building is the Town Hall, built between 1561 and 1565 following the plans of Cornelius de Vriendt.

If you take a look at the central part of the building, you'll see the coat-of-arms and 3 images, the Madonna, holy protector of the city, in the central alcove, and 2 allegorical images, representing 'Wisdom' and 'Justice', in the 2 other alcoves.

Address: Grote Markt

Directions: between the Cathedral and the river Schelde