The Stadhuis or City Hall at Leuven in Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, was built between 1448 and 1469 in the Grote Markt or Market Square and is a masterpiece of richly-carved Brabantine Flamboyant or Late Gothic architecture. The gables that close its steep-pitched roof are flanked by octagonal turrets topped with sculpted balconies and crocketed pinnacles, and the turrets are ringed by 19th century statues standing on columns under elaborate carved canopies.
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium: Leuven’s City Hall or Stadhuis, which has stood in the city’s Grote Markt since the mid-15th century, is a masterpiece of richly-carved Brabantine Late or Flamboyant Gothic architecture. The gables that close its steep-pitched roof are flanked by octagonal turrets topped with sculpted balconies and crocketed pinnacles, while the turrets are ringed by 19th century statues standing on columns under elaborate carved canopies.
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Location: Grote Markt, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium.
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