City Hall of Sneek
Sneek
The City Hall of Sneek was built around 1478. The building was actually constructed on the foundations of two Frisians strongholds: a Medieval, defensible, residential tower. The City Hall was subsequently extended and altered many times.
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The City Hall of Sneek was built around 1478. The building was actually constructed on the foundations of two Frisians strongholds: a Medieval, defensible, residential tower. The City Hall was subsequently extended and altered many times.
The current façade in rococo style dates from 1763. This style has its origins in France and Italy, and is a reaction to the formal and classical Baroque style of around 1700. The Baroque balcony was designed by the Sneek-born sculptor, Gerben Jelles Nauta.