Het Goudkantoor
This exceptionally beautiful Renaissance-style building was constructed in 1635. It was commissioned by the provincial authorities: the building was intended to serve as a tax office.
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This history is still evident in the inscription on the façade: ‘Date Caesari quae sunt Caesaris’. Literally, this means ‘Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s’. Following the French occupation, which lasted until 1814, it remained unclear for a long time who held the title to the property: the city or the province. It was not until 1843 that the matter was clarified and the building, which had fallen into disrepair, was refurbished. At that time, the provincial coat of arms on the façades was also replaced by that of the city. The building owes its name Goudkantoor , to one of its occupants: the office responsible for hallmarking gold and silverware. This office occupied the upper floor of the building from 1814 to 1887.