Hooglede town hall
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| Hooglede town hall | |
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Gemeentehuis van Hooglede | |
| File:Gemeentehuis Hooglede voorkant.JPG Front facade of Hooglede town hall | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Protected monument |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Hooglede, Belgium |
| Address | Marktplaats 1, 8830 Hooglede |
| Coordinates | 50°58′43″N 3°04′58″E / 50.9787°N 3.0828°ECoordinates: 50°58′43″N 3°04′58″E / 50.9787°N 3.0828°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jacques Vanden Broucke |
Hooglede town hall (Dutch: Gemeentehuis van Hooglede) is a neoclassical building located in the center of the village of Hooglede, in the West Flanders province of Belgium. Constructed in the 19th century, the building has been repaired following wartime damage and is designated as a protected monument. Until 1969, it housed both the municipal administration and the local Justice of the Peace (Dutch: Vredegerecht); it is now used for municipal administration.[1]
History
The neoclassical building was constructed in the 19th century based on an 1866 design by architect Jacques Vanden Broucke.[1]
The building was damaged during the First World War. Between 1920 and 1923, repairs were carried out on the structure according to a design by the Roeselare-based architect Alfons Van Coillie.[1] The structure was damaged again during the Second World War, with subsequent post-war repairs completed in 1951.[1] In 1979, the double-flight entrance steps (Dutch: puitrappen) of the town hall were removed to improve traffic safety in the surrounding market square.[1]
The town hall was designated as a protected monument on 1 July 1981.[1] Restoration and renovation works began on 1 September 1992 and were completed in 1995.[2]
Architecture
The brick town hall is located on the market square (Marktplaats). The facade is divided into two levels, featuring Tuscan columns on the ground floor and Corinthian columns on the upper level.[2]
The round-arched main entrance, where the steps once stood, is framed with imitation natural stone (Dutch: simili-natuursteen). A niche containing a statue of Christ is located on the corner of the front facade.[2]
Gallery
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Front facade of the town hall
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Facade facing the market square
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Gemeentehuis Hooglede". Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed (in Nederlands). Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bouwen door de eeuwen heen in Vlaanderen: Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Arrondissement Roeselare (in Nederlands). Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. 1999. Search this book on
Further reading
- Bouwen door de eeuwen heen in Vlaanderen: Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Arrondissement Roeselare (in Nederlands). Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. 1999. Search this book on
External links
- Official website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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