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Interestingly the Genf Townhall played a role in the aftermath of the American Civil War. This concerned the "Alabama Claims":
www.swissinfo.ch/ger/demokratie/zentrum-des-moralischen-u...
Het Wolffaertshof in Aartselaar werd waarschijnlijk gebouwd in de 15de eeuw. In 1559 kwam het huis in het bezit van Jacob Wolffaert, aalmoezenier van de stad Antwerpen, naar wie het huis voortaan zou genoemd worden. Nadien zouden een aantal rijke families het Wolffaertshof bewonen tot het in 1687 gehuurd werd door E.H. Van Horen, pastoor van Aartselaar. Tot 1950 zou het Wolffaertshof als pastorij dienst doen.
In 1728 kwam het huis in het bezit van de tiendenheffers van Aartselaar, de kerkelijke overheid. Tijdens de Franse Revolutie werden alle kerkelijke bezittingen door de Franse bezetter aangeslagen en openbaar verkocht. De nieuwe eigenaar, Bernard Fiocco, verkocht het Wolffaertshof in 1819 aan de gemeente, onder de voorwaarde dat het zijn functie als pastorij zou behouden.
In 1944 ontplofte een V-bom in de tuin van het Wolffaertshof, dat hierdoor onbewoonbaar werd. Om het tegen afbraak te beschermen liet de toenmalige pastoor de woning erkennen als beschermd monument. In 1950 besliste het gemeentebestuur om het huis af te breken en het vervolgens met dezelfde stenen en volgens de originele plannen weer op te bouwen. Meteen zou het gebouw een nieuwe bestemming krijgen als gemeentehuis van Aartselaar.
111 125 mit einem Zug der VRR-Linie RE 4 bei Wuppertal-Steinbeck. Über der Szenerie thront die 1900 im Neo-Rennaissance-Stil errichtete Wuppertaler Stadthalle.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent_City_Hall:
The City Hall of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, is a four-sided complex surrounded by the Botermarkt, the Hoogpoort, the Stadhuissteeg and the Poeljemarkt. The main wings are the late-Gothic alderman's house of De Keure and the alderman's house of Gedele in the Renaissance style. The building has 51 halls.
The aldermen's house of De Keure (corner Botermarkt-Hoogpoort) was built in late Gothic flamboyant style between 1519 and 1539 to a design by Rombout II Keldermans and Dominicus de Waeghemaekere. The facade niches were intended to contain the statues of the Counts of Flanders.
The Gedele Alderman's House (corner Botermarkt-Poeljemarkt) is a product of the Renaissance and was built between 1595 and 1618. The facades are characterized by an application of successive Doric, Ionic and Corinthian three-quarter columns and pilasters, inspired by the design of the Italian renaissance palazzi. The side along the Botermarkt has nineteen bays and the side along the Poeljemarkt has nine bays and two gables. The interior of this part of the complex was embellished with chimneys and paintings especially during the 17th century. In the 17th century and early 18th century a number of small offices were built on the west side of the complex, while between 1700 and 1701 a new home for the caratekar of De Keure was erected. Also in the 18th century, the former Armenkamer was erected on the Poeljemarkt. Other works were carried out in the 19th century, including the thorough adaptation of the late Gothic alderman's house De Keure to the taste of the day.
In 1870, Adolphe Pauli carried out works of restoration, also with the collaboration of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Between 1880 and 1881, Charles van Rysselberghe built an intermediate section along the Poeljemarkt, between the Aldermen's House of Gedele and the Armenkamer. In the 20th century there were some more works of renovation.
A cellar on the corner of Hoogpoort and Botermarkt (probably a remnant of the Cardeloet house) probably dates from before 1100. The oldest above-ground part in the center of the complex dates from 1482. The Pacification Hall was named after the Pacification of Ghent, proclaimed in 1576.
Moseying about yesterday, I thought that lining up the moon with the flagpole over townhall and processing it in b&w would be a good idea. I think it worked out although a full moon would have been better.
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Why did Madrid City hall have this banner on it? When it appeared on its façade in September 2015, the Refugees Welcome sign was a bold statement. Its authors, the left-wing party Ahora Madrid, knew that many residents agreed, calling on the city council to offer aid to asylum seekers. It was an optimistic statement – but with the lack of political action, it seemed like an empty promise. cmic-mobilize.org/2018/05/how-welcome-are-refugees-in-spain/
After posting this 2013 photo yesterday, I decided that the processing was a bit heavy-handed. What I mean is that, among other thing, I could see tracks from previous processing.
So, I decided to start over just to see what I might come up with. This crop is a little different, and I decided to eliminate many of the lights.
It was something to try, and I had some fun for a half hour. In the end, I don't know whether it's better or worse, but it is a bit different.
Same photo as posted a bit earlier, but since it already had a bit of an old painterly feel, I decided to use some textures to make it look even more that way.
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This is the Hanoverian town hall at night... a very colourful sight. It´s my first proper night shot...and I´m happy with the result :-)
Polska
Dolny Sląsk
Wałbrzych
Ratusz
Poland
Lower Silesia
Walbrzych
Town Hall
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Niederschlesien
Walbrzych
Rathaus
Poznan, Poland
large view is nice
Poznań Town Hall or Ratusz is a historic building in the city of Poznań in western Poland, located at the Poznań Old Town in the centre of Old Market Square (Stary Rynek). It used to serve as the Seat of local government until 1939, and now houses a museum. The town hall was originally built in the late 13th century following the founding of the medieval city in 1253; it was rebuilt in roughly its present-day form, in mannerist style, with an ornate loggia, by Giovanni Battista di Quadro in 1550–1560. The display of mechanical fighting goats, played out daily at noon above the clock on the front wall of the building, is one of the city's main tourist attractions.