Travel Guide
Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall was erected in the period from 1587 to 1595 by Anthony van Obbergen. It is an outstanding example of Dutch Mannerist architecture. The building displays the classic features of high quality Mannerist Flemish architecture. Old Town Hall is a compact, plain building with no distinctive ornamentation, and is equipped with a defence tower.
The stone doorway was probably made by Willem van der Meer. Beneath each bracket are two distorted masks personifying vice, and two smiling, chubby masks, personifying virtue. The interiors feature 17th century allegorical wall paintings by Adolf Boy, and allegoric ceiling paintings painted by the disciples of the Herman Han's school. It was removed from a house at Ulica Dluga 39 and transferred to the Old Town Hall some time after 1900. [The Old Town]
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