Hôtel de Ville, Valenciennes

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Valenciennes, Nord, north France, standing on the Place d'Armes.In 1611, the city provost, Jean Roisin, commissioned François Van Paesche to prepare designs for the reconstruction of the building.[4] An art gallery was established in the town hall in 1834:[5] important works in the collection included the Saint Stephen Triptych by Peter Paul Rubens, which had been seized from Saint-Amand Abbey during the French Revolution.The design was very similar to the 17th century structure, but the building was extended by an extra six bays to the north using the site of the former Chapel of St Pierre, which had been deconsecrated and converted into a grain market during the French Revolution and then demolished in 1828.[8][9][10] The municipal art collection was transferred to the newly built Musée des Beaux-Arts in Boulevard Watteau in June 1909.
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