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The present impressive town hall of Leuven is the third one and construction started in 1439. It is a building in Gothic style with four corner turrets, two ridge turrets and a balustrade around the building.
The building has only three floors (although from the outside one would expect a few more floors). There are a few hundred statues in the many niches around the building and around the turrets. Some statues represent biblical figures, other statues scholars, eminent citizens, artists, judges, dukes of Brabant etc. There is even an image of Napoleon and one of the Belgian kings.
There are cellars (that can be visited) below ground floor levels. The town hall contains a waiting hall on the ground floor, a gothic hall, and salons. Paintings and wood carvings decorate the inside of the town hall, mostly with religious themes.
Guided tours are for individuals are available from monday to friday at 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. from 1 April till 30 September. On saterdays and sundays, there are tours for individuals at 3 P.M.
From 1 October till 31 March there are daily tours at 3 P.M. Not during the weekend. Guided tours for groups need to be booked in advance. Contact visit@leuven.be or visit leuven.be to get the latest details. The tours at 3 P.M. are in Dutch language. Friday, saturday and sunday there are English-language tours at 16 P.M. Not sure if there are tours during the winter months at present, so check at leuven.be .
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| Detail of Town Hall of Leuven |
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| View from inside the Town Hall towards Tafelrond building. |
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