Monuments in Noord-Holland

R. Stenvert en C. Kolman (2006)

Gepubliceerd op 30-03-2018

The town hall in Weesp

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(Rue Neuve 41) is a stately and stylish building in Louis XVI style, built in 1772-'76, designed by Jacob Otten Husly with a bluestone substructure and two sandstone clad floors. The middle ressault has been carried from bottom to top with round arch openings, a doric pilaster order (with balcony), an ionic pilaster order and a pediment with a city coat of arms. On the hipped roof is a round dome tower. The town hall, which was restored in 1976-78, now has a representative and museum function.

The interior contains a vestibule in the basement with Vierschaar closed by iron fences in the back. The image of the Justi there is from the façade of the old town hall. The stairwell has corinthian pilasters executed in stucco. On the floor is the Burgerzaal with marble floor and plaster decorations. The adjacent Schepenzaal, now a council chamber, has a marble fireplace and top doors (1780, Jacobus Buys). The form. The room on the second floor has an oak paneling, a marble fireplace and a plaster ceiling.