Franeker City Hall

Franeker City Hall
Stadhuis van Franeker
Franeker City Hall
General information
Type	Town hall
Architectural style	Renaissance
Location	Franeker, Netherlands
Address	Raadhuisplein 1 8801 KX, Franeker Netherlands
Construction started	1591
Completed	1594
References
Dutch national monument registry

Franeker City Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis van Franeker) is the city hall of the municipality of Franeker, Netherlands, one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland. The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in Frysian renaissance style.

The first stone was laid on June 24, 1591. The building took a total of three years. Above the main entrance the coat of arms of Friesland is shown, and along the leadlights on the first floor, another 27 coats of arms are placed. It is a national monument and part of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites.^[1] It is a rijksmonument since February 21, 1967, and is one of only three Frisian entries in the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites.

The Dutch House in Brookline, Massachusetts, in the United States of America, was built as a partial copy of the Franeker City Hall, and is itself on the US National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

• 
  Exterior
• 
  Main entrance
• 
  Interior
• 
  Stairway
• 
  Interior
• 
  Hallway
• 
  Bell
• 
  Overview
• 
  Front and side view.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raadhuis Franeker.

Dutch Rijksmonument 15724

53°11′13″N 5°32′36″E / 53.186944°N 5.543333°E / 53.186944; 5.543333