Delft City Hall
The City Hall in Delft is a Renaissance (architecture)#Netherlands, Renaissance style building on the Markt across from the Nieuwe Kerk (Delft), Nieuwe Kerk. It is the seat of the city's government as well as a popular venue for civic wedding ceremonies. Most administrative functions have been transferred to an office inside the Delft railway station building. Originally designed by the Dutch architect Hendrick de Keyser, it was heavily changed over the centuries and was restored in the 20th century to its Renaissance appearance. History In the town hall from 1618 are some group portraits, and portraits of the counts of Orange and Nassau, including several by Michiel van Mierevelt (1567–1641), one of the earliest Dutch portrait painters, and with his son Pieter van Mierevelt, Pieter (1595–1623), a native of Delft. The oldest part of the complex is the Belfry_(architecture), belfry covered in "Gobertanger" limestone from Wallonia, a building material used often in important rena ...
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