2H4A3962
Gold Office (Goudkantoor) Groningen
10 Exposures: with Canon 5DmIV + EF 17-40mm f/4.0 Editing: (Aurora19) EV-7.6 (1/640 Sec) > EV+6.1 (30 Sec) Lightroom 6 + Luminar3 | f/11.0 | 22mm | Iso 400
#History
At the beginning of the 17th century, a rectory stood on the site of the Gold Office (Goudkantoor). This 'predicant behuysinghe' was bought by the city for 6500 guilders to establish a tax office there in anticipation of new construction. The Gold Office was then built in 1635 for the sum of 9,000 guilders. The building is attributed by Cornelis Peters to city architect Johan Isbrants, who had succeeded Garwer Peters in 1629 and was also responsible for the Head Guard (Corps de Garde). The client was the provincial commission for buildings and water management works Ecko Mensenborch.
#Functions
The building originally served as an office for the recipient of taxes in the province of Groningen. It was then called the Collectehuis. The spell on the property, Date Caesari quae sunt Caesaris ("Give the emperor what the emperor is") refers to the original function. The Collectehuis closed in 1795. In 1814, a guarantee office for gold objects was established, which was officially called the "Gold and Silversmith House" or "Guarantee Office", but because people found these names too long, the name "Gold Office" quickly became popular. A mark could be applied to the gold office to prove that the object in question was genuine gold.
In 1887, the Waarborgkantoor closed, the building was restored and the municipal tax collector moved back to the building. The office of the medical service inspector was then located on the upper floor. Perhaps in that year the coat of arms of the province was replaced by the coat of arms of the city, a mark reminiscent of the centuries-long rivalry between city and province.
#20thCentury
The Goudkantoor itself was completely restored in 1994 and was subsequently given a function as a restaurant.
2H4A3962
Gold Office (Goudkantoor) Groningen
10 Exposures: with Canon 5DmIV + EF 17-40mm f/4.0 Editing: (Aurora19) EV-7.6 (1/640 Sec) > EV+6.1 (30 Sec) Lightroom 6 + Luminar3 | f/11.0 | 22mm | Iso 400
#History
At the beginning of the 17th century, a rectory stood on the site of the Gold Office (Goudkantoor). This 'predicant behuysinghe' was bought by the city for 6500 guilders to establish a tax office there in anticipation of new construction. The Gold Office was then built in 1635 for the sum of 9,000 guilders. The building is attributed by Cornelis Peters to city architect Johan Isbrants, who had succeeded Garwer Peters in 1629 and was also responsible for the Head Guard (Corps de Garde). The client was the provincial commission for buildings and water management works Ecko Mensenborch.
#Functions
The building originally served as an office for the recipient of taxes in the province of Groningen. It was then called the Collectehuis. The spell on the property, Date Caesari quae sunt Caesaris ("Give the emperor what the emperor is") refers to the original function. The Collectehuis closed in 1795. In 1814, a guarantee office for gold objects was established, which was officially called the "Gold and Silversmith House" or "Guarantee Office", but because people found these names too long, the name "Gold Office" quickly became popular. A mark could be applied to the gold office to prove that the object in question was genuine gold.
In 1887, the Waarborgkantoor closed, the building was restored and the municipal tax collector moved back to the building. The office of the medical service inspector was then located on the upper floor. Perhaps in that year the coat of arms of the province was replaced by the coat of arms of the city, a mark reminiscent of the centuries-long rivalry between city and province.
#20thCentury
The Goudkantoor itself was completely restored in 1994 and was subsequently given a function as a restaurant.