Model van het nieuwe stadhuis op de Dam

A model of the new town hall. This was made as an example for the carpenters working on its construction. In 1655, the town hall was officially opened. Ten years later the cupola was put in place. It made the town hall the Republic’s biggest building and it soon became known as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Model van het nieuwe stadhuis op de Dam

A model of the new town hall. This was made as an example for the carpenters working on its construction. In 1655, the town hall was officially opened. Ten years later the cupola was put in place. It made the town hall the Republic’s biggest building and it soon became known as the Eighth Wonder of the World.