architecture

Antwerp City Hall

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Stadhuis van Antwerpen [Dutch]

Architecture

built
–
culture
Flemish, Belgian
style/period
Renaissance
work type
city hall / town hall
form/concept
rectangular plan
architect / constr. phase
1579
restoration after destruction of roof and interior during the Spanish Fury of 1576
artist
Willem van den Broecke

Specifications

height
56.0 m
length
80.0 m
area
1 799 m²
number towers
1

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Belgium » Flanders » Antwerp Province » Antwerp » Antwerp District » Historic Centre
local language location name
location:
Antwerpen [Dutch]
Anvers [French]
country:
België [Dutch]
Belgique [French]
Belgien [German]
historical affiliations
1565-1795
Holy Roman Empire
1565-1797
Duchy of Brabant
1565-1714
Spanish Netherlands
1714-1794
Austrian Netherlands
1795-1815
France
1815-1830
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Belfries of Belgium and France - Antwerp City Hall
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
943bis-003