Groningen City Hall

Groningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen, the Netherlands. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.

Groningen City Hall
City Hall
Alternative names	Stadhuis van Weesp
General information
Type	Seat of local government
Architectural style	neo-classical
Location	Groningen
Address	Grote markt
Coordinates	53°13′6″N 6°34′0″E
Completed	1810
Owner	Gemeente Groningen
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jacob Otten Husly

History

The building was designed by the architect Jacob Otten Husly who won the commission in 1775 as the result of a prize competition that was set out by his personal friend, the council member and ex-amsterdam professor Petrus Camper.^[1] it was built during the years 1775-1810.^[1][2] In 1962, an attached building was designed and built by Jo Vegter.^[3] Most offices are currently located here.

Gallery

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  Frontage
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  Detail frontage
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  Entrance

References

1. Rijksmonument report
2. City hall history in the Groningen archives
3. John Bold; Peter Larkham; Robert Pickard (14 December 2017). Authentic Reconstruction: Authenticity, Architecture and the Built Heritage. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4742-8404-2.

External links

• Gulden boek der stad Groningen