🏛️ Schepenhuis, Mechelen

The Schepenhuis of Mechelen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, is a building where the city's aldermen held their meetings in the Middle Ages. It is located on the edge of the Grote Markt, between the latter and the IJzerenleen and is considered the first stone 'town hall' of Flanders. The Schepenhuis was also the original seat of the Parlement or Great Council of the Duchy of Burgundy.