Town Hall, Leyden: Distant view from canal, tower of the city hall

At the end of the 16th century urban administration had expanded so much that a new town hall was required. The Flemish architect Lieven de Key, who served Haarlem as municipal architect, designed a new fa\u00E7ade in 1594 (restored after a fire in 1929). The facade still stands but the rest of the building was redesigned and rebuilt in 1932 by architect CJ Blaauw. At that time the new plaza, the Stadhuisplein, was created.