THE STADTHOUSE, BRUSSELS.

THE town-hall of Brussels, may justly be ranked as oneof the most noble specimens of architecture in the LowCountries. Although its gothic ornaments, are, by no meansso highly wrought as those of the splendid town-hall ofLouvain, they are, nevertheless, sufficient to give the edificea rich and highly decorated appearance. A light and beautifultower 364 feet high, and terminating in a spire of open work,ornaments the front of the edifice. It is singular that thearchitect should have chosen to place this tower some distancefrom the centre of the façade; the defect, however, is lessstriking when we view the building from one end of theGrande Place. In one of the apartments of the Stadt House,the States of Brabant used formerly to hold their sittings.