Franeker City Hall (

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: ''Stadhuis van Franeker'') is the city hall of the municipality of

Franeker Franeker (; fry, Frjentsjer) is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about 20 km west of Leeuwarden. As of 1 January 2014, it had 12, ...

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, one of the eleven historical cities of

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. The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in Frysian

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style. The first stone was laid on June 24, 1591. The building took a total of three years. Above the main entrance the coat of arms of Friesland is shown, and along the

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s on the first floor, another 27 coats of arms are placed. It is a

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and part of the

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. It is a

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since February 21, 1967, and is one of only three Frisian entries in the

. The Dutch House in

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, in the United States of America, was built as a partial copy of the Franeker City Hall, and is itself on the US

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Gallery

File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 08.jpg, Exterior File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 10.jpg, Main entrance File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 05.jpg, Interior File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 04.jpg, Stairway File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 18.jpg, Interior File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 21.jpg, Hallway File:2011-07 Raadhuis Franeker 20.jpg, Bell File:Aanzicht - Franeker - 20074115 - RCE.jpg, Overview Franeker. Stadhuis. 03-08-2021. (actm) 01.jpg, Front and side view.

References

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