The town hall was designed by architect Albert Dumont and built on the side of a sand quarry between 1896 and 1904. With a surface area of 4,267 m² and two wings forming a semi-circle, Dumont's design departed from local tradition by adopting the French neo-Renaissance style, creating an attractive aesthetic effect through a combination of Vosges pink granite, Euville and Savonnières stone, brick and blue limestone. Some 20 artists, including Julien Dillens, Paul Dubois, Victor Rousseau and Jef Lambeaux, worked on the rich sculptural decoration of the façades and the main courtyard, while inside, Alfred Cluysenaar and his son André, Jacques de Lalaing and Albert Ciamberlani collaborated on the decoration of the main hall, where busts of former mayors are on display. Eugène Broerman decorated the municipal council chamber, Fernand Khnopff together with Isidore and Hélène de Rudder oversaw the Wedding Hall, while Omer Dierickx was responsible for the Europe Room. Émile Fabry painted Les quatre saisons (The Four Seasons) in the two vestibules bordering the central staircase. The Ceres Room takes its name from the majestic fireplace adorned with an effigy of the goddess by Égide Rombaux. The belfry and attic will be open, giving visitors the chance to enjoy a unique view of the Europe Room and the impressive roof structure, before climbing the last 156 steps to the belfry terrace and its breathtaking panorama. (Listed 08/08/1988)