Groningen City Hall

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Groningen City Hall
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City Hall
Groningen City Hall
Alternative namesStadhuis van Weesp
General information
Type Seat of local government
Architectural styleneo-classical
Location Groningen
AddressGrote markt
Coordinates 53°13′6″N6°34′0″E / 53.21833°N 6.56667°E / 53.21833; 6.56667
Completed1810
OwnerGemeente Groningen
Design and construction
Architect(s) Jacob Otten Husly

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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.