Ghent - Cloth Hall Lakenhalle
The splendid Cloth Hall directly adjoins the Belfry. This building (1426-1441) by Simon van Assche, restored in 1900-1903 was the meeting place of the wool and cloth traders, the "Halleheeren". The Gothic ground floor, partly below ground, is divided into three by 20 columns.
In 1741 it housed the town prison, today it has a cafe-restaurant which is popular with tourists.
In 1741 it housed the town prison, today it has a cafe-restaurant which is popular with tourists.
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Mammelokker
The Louis XIV style jailer's house of the former prison is built on to the north side of the Belfry. There is a relief known as "Mammelokker" above the doorway. It depicts the old man Cimon, who has been condemned to death by starvation, being suckled by his daughter.
