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Groningen City Hall

Coordinates: 53°13′6″N 6°34′0″E / 53.21833°N 6.56667°E / 53.21833; 6.56667
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Groningen City Hall
City Hall of Groningen
City Hall
Map
Alternative namesStadhuis van Weesp
General information
TypeSeat of local government
Architectural styleneo-classical
LocationGroningen
AddressGrote markt
Coordinates53°13′6″N 6°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.

History

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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.

Photo gallery.

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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