's-Hertogenbosch - Town Hall

(Local Name: Stadhuis) On the south side of the square stands the Town Hall (Stadhuis), originally Gothic but remodeled in Baroque style, with neo-classical features, in 1671. On the front gable is a handsome clock, incorporating mechanical figures representing a tournament between mounted knights which operate every half- hour. The tower (1650) has a carillon of 35 bells which rings every Wednesday between 10 and 11 am. Notable features of the interior are the entrance hall, with wall paintings by the fin de siècle artist Antoon Derkinderen (1892 and 1897); tapestries by Max van den Gucht (17th C.) in the Council Chamber; and the Gothic vaulting in the cellar (1529).