Description
The belfry and the alderman's house in Aalst (Belfort en Schepenhuis van Aalst in Dutch), sometimes called the old town hall of Aalst, are located on the Grand-Place in the Belgian city of Aalst (Aalst in Dutch) in the province of East Flanders.
The monumental ensemble is made up, from left to right, of the belfry proper, the alderman house (Schepenhuis in Dutch) and a flamboyant Gothic style bretèche, called Gebiedshuisje in Dutch.
History
The belfry and the alderman's house have been classified as historical monuments since October 13, 1943 and appear in the Inventory of the building heritage of the Flemish Region under reference 44.
Since 1999, they have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with 32 other Belgian belfries.