Oudenaarde Town Hall

Welcome to the historic heart of Oudenaarde, a captivating town nestled along the winding banks of the Scheldt River in the rolling landscape of the Flemish Ardennes. As you stand here in the middle of the lively Market Square,…

The famed French author Victor Hugo was so thoroughly entranced by the overwhelming aesthetic precision of this building that he wrote in his travel memoirs, in this fantastic structure, there is not a single detail that is not…

Perched high at the absolute apex of the belfry spire stands a historic bronze figure whose origin is tied to a famous local legend about a sleeping watchman who accidentally locked the Holy Roman Emperor outside the city gates.…

During the sixteenth century golden age of Flemish textile production, more than half of Oudenaarde entire population was directly employed in the extraordinarily prosperous tapestry weaving industry. Step into the monumental…

Housed within these historic administrative chambers, the MOU Museum presents one of the largest, most comprehensive, and most precious collections of historic silverware in all of Flanders. As you step into the noble Aldermen…

The monumental expanse of the People's Chamber served as the public heart of civic life in Oudenaarde, a grand hall where citizens gathered for solemn assemblies, trade negotiations, and official receptions, bordered by wall…

As we step through the grand portal of the town hall and return to the paved expanse of the Market Square, take a moment to turn around and look back at the magnificent Gothic structure soaring above us. From the delicate spire…