Maastricht - Courthouse

(Local Name: Dinghuis) Farther north of Stockstraat, at Kleine Staat 1, is the Dinghuis, with half-timbered walls and a handsome stone gable. Originally built in 1470 as a town hall, it was for many years the seat of the High Court: hence the name Dinghuis (Courthouse). In the cellars of the building, now occupied by the tourist information office (VVV), are torture chambers which bear witness to this earlier function.