The tower is on the list of 56 belfries in Belgium and France recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.
The first stone of the town hall was laid in 1428. Major renovations took place between 1567 and 1572. A painting by Hacke from 1716 also shows an inner courtyard and a chapel tower. The construction of the third neo-Gothic town hall took place between 1875 and 1880 according to plans by Bruges architect Louis Delacenserie, but during the reconstruction after World War I, the architects reverted to architectural elements drawn from the regional Flemish Renaissance style. The new belfry tower rose in the courtyard as a typical Flemish and medieval symbol of urban freedom.
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