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Old Cloth Hall - Mechelen Town Hall
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Willem VS
March 10, 2021
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Mechelen actually has three town halls: the old Schepenhuis, Huis De Beyaert and the current town hall. Behind the latter you also have the administrative center called 'Huis van de …
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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷
March 26, 2023
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A town hall usually serves as a meeting point with the citizen or inhabitants. The Town Hall of Mechelen consists of three parts, Keldermans Wing or the Palace of the Grand Council, Belfry and Cloth Hall. Since 1914, these buildings officially serve as City Hall.
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
November 14, 2020
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A town hall from two eras.
A tumultuous history of this building begins in the early 14th century with the construction of a Cloth Hall. The right part should have a belfry tower, but unfortunately due to lack of money it was never completed. The left part was built as the Palace of the Great Council. This wing was not finished until the 20th century according to plans from the 16th century.
A tumultuous history of this building begins in the early 14th century with the construction of a Cloth Hall. The right part should have a belfry tower, but unfortunately due to lack of money it was never completed. The left part was built as the Palace of the Great Council. This wing was not finished until the 20th century according to plans from the 16th century.
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