2015 Cityhall XXI, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

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Archive 2015

Ghent city hall Entrance.

The Reception Salon was thoroughly renovated in 1728-1729 and refurbished with, among other things, a beautiful stucco ceiling. The space was later decorated with portraits of the Habsburg princes and Austrian governors of the 18th century.

In the Arsenaalzaal you can see a beautifully painted wooden spit wall vault (1483). The monumental chimney against the southern wall is from a year later. The Throne Room stands out because of the paintings. Gaspar De Craeyer made three large paintings for the entry of Cardinal Infant Ferdinand as new governor of the Netherlands (1634). Jan-Baptist Van Volxsom immortalized the inauguration of Charles VI as count of Flanders (1717). Against the back wall you see a painting from Ghent turbulent years under Calvinist rule (1576-1584) on which William of Orange argues for the release of imprisoned Catholics.

I hope that you enjoy it

Camera Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time
22/08/2015 11:48:07
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/30
Av(Aperture Value)
2.8
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length
20.0mm
Image Size
5616x3744
Image Quality
RAW
Picture Style
Standard

holmertz, papagolf21, ikeharel, ikeharel, Fis2, pierrefonds, pajaran, stopmaster, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel, snunney, sacimar, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, Cricri, tyro has marked this note useful

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mesutilgim (0) 2018-11-26 7:50

Hello dear John,
Another topclass interior capture in your gallery taken with very good pov and ligth. Perfect sharpness and many interesting and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

holmertz (101988) 2018-11-26 8:02

Hello John,
The City Hall has a very elegant reception salon, almost like a luxury hotel. But maybe in a hotel this room would have been more crowded and you would not have been allowed the same free view. The light falls generously through the large windows and you handled the exposure excellently.
Kind regards,
Gert

papagolf21 (152605) 2018-11-26 8:09

Bonjour, cher ami John,
Une belle page d'histoire а travers cette composition oщ l'on savait construire et faire beau.
Ce lustre "hollandais" est magnifique, quant aux peintures accrochйes aux murs, ils ne manquent pas de joliesse.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

Nicou (193806) 2018-11-26 8:18

Hello

Fantastique vue de cet intйrieur quelle iamge et compo quel rendu avec ces bois sur le plafond le bois derriиre le guichet cet homme quel rendu au sol sur le pavage et ce dessin et quelle toile au mur sueprbe
Bravoe t belle soirйe
Nicou

rychem (72187) 2018-11-26 8:18

This is a beautiful reception hall, I like the wooden paneling and ceiling and the floor is very original, en excellent photo
regards Ryszard

ChrisJ (171222) 2018-11-26 8:19

Hello John,

Some elegant looking Renaissance style painting on the wall with good sharpness and well managed interior lighting augmented by the natural light streaming in at right. Tfs!

Fis2 (169731) 2018-11-26 9:28

Witaj John!
Interesting interior.
The paintings make impression.
Curious POV and composition.
Excellent colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (113590) 2018-11-26 9:37

Hi John,

You have captured well the action of the person working at the city hall. The point of view is showing the details of the paintings and of the walls. It is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

pajaran (114915) 2018-11-26 10:18

Dobro vece, gospodine.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenuitak.
Lep enterijer i detalji, lepe slike okacene na zidu.
Dobar tekst o koriscenoj tehnici i elemantima snimka.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

PaulVDV (62802) 2018-11-26 11:32

Hallo John,
Het interieur van het stadhuis mag er zeker zijn.
Niet enkel de schilderijen die historische taferelen afbeelden maar ook het vele hout tegen de wanden en het plafond tonen ons een rijkelijk binnenwerk.
Rechts zie ik ook nog glasramen maar die baden in het sterke zonlicht.
Je foto heeft uitstekende scherpte, diepte en is een mooie aanvulling in je reeks over Gent.
Vele groeten, Paul

lousat (138609) 2018-11-26 11:48

Salut John,vraiment imposante la reception de l'hotel de ville,une salle gigantesque dans une capture bien detaillee',super! Belle soiree' et merci,Luciano

Tue (91574) 2018-11-26 12:51

Hallo John,
Een prachtige foto van de oude entree van het stadhuis. De oude elementen, zoals de houten panelen, de schilderijen en de kroonluchter zijn schitterend en hebben een prettig, warme gloed in deze foto.
Lars

mkamionka (73374) 2018-11-26 13:39

Hi John,
very elegant interior, well presented. Perfect exposition, very well balanced.
Good that you took the photo before approaching the salesperson, I suppose he told you not to take photos anymore :)
Very high quality image as always in your gallery,
M

COSTANTINO (115539) 2018-11-26 13:42

Hello dear John and have a nice time
thanks for sharing with us this Reception
Salon renovated in 1728 1729
original version
a topclass interior capture
perfectly presented
egards
Costantino

mcmtanyel (67657) 2018-11-26 19:48

Hello John,
I think we have seen exterior photos of this building before, but this may be the first time I have seen its grand interior.
Regards,
MT

emka (157280) 2018-11-26 23:59

Hello John, Excellent interior picture. nice view of the impressive entrance hall with the paintings of the Flemish master. Good light, perfect sharpness.

Kind regards Malgo

snunney (130967) 2018-11-27 2:39

Hello John,
Excellent capture of this magnificent interior. Very good light management with just some over-exposure round the window area - quite understandable. Fine rendering of the colours and the decorative details. If this is the reception area, what must the rest of the building look like.

Silvio1953 (220605) 2018-11-27 3:59

Ciao John, great view of fantastic interior with beautiful paintings, good perspective, fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

sacimar (38173) 2018-11-27 4:53

Hello John,

good image of the interior of this City Hall, I like the different elements such as the paintings or the chandelier we can see here, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

Royaldevon (85606) 2018-11-27 5:31

Hello John,

This is a very beautiful and opulent entrance to a city hall, perhaps reflecting the prestige of the city.
The wooden panelling, the huge paintings and the ornate chandelier are all indicators. There is plenty of space and a reasonably good light for you to make this fine exposure and composition.
I wonder, did the receptionist ask for a copy of your photograph?

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Cricri (176) 2018-11-27 10:55

Bonjour John
Belle salle de rйception, un style rustique qui va bien avec les tableaux, bonne prйsentation
Bonne soirйe
cricri

Temps gris, froid, toute la journйe pas plus de 6°D

claudeD (47754) 2018-11-28 5:26

Hello John,

Another very fine intetior architecture picture in this cityhall. I like the perfect sharpness and fine light management. Very good contribution to TE. Tfs.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

tyro (30513) 2018-11-28 23:17

Hello John,

Interior shots in historic buildings such as this are always very difficult to take on account of the remarkable variations in light levels but here, even with windows on the right letting in bright sunlight, you have managed to control the contrasts remarkably well such that we can see full details in the deepest shadows as well as in the very brightest parts of the image.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

jmdias (114278) 2018-12-01 11:19

john

very nice view of this hall and those impressive portraits, our emperors of brazil were relatives of habsburg too.

take care

jorge

ikeharel (112439) 2018-12-04 5:06

The lobby of bthe cityhall is wonderfully decorated, a cjhandelier and paintings on the walls, beautifully lit on the picture and gives a welcoming invitation to a visitor, John.
Can be envy, as I saw several cityhalls in Israel already...
Good afternoon and thanks for your supporting critique today,
Ike

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-03-11 12:55

Hallo John, that town hall entrance has a lot of character and worthes to be shown on Te. This interior reminds a museum with the chandeliers, the old paintings and the furnitures in precious wood. The employees at the counter work in an elegant setting. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-03-04 20:18

Hi John
An amazing building interior and a lovely exposure and tones in this well-composed & stunningly detailed image. The classic paintings on the wall really brings the image alive immensely
and this has a 3D quality about it. Excellent
Best regards

Photo Information

Copyright: John Maenhout (jhm) (211734)
Genre: МЕСТА
Medium: ЦВЕТНОЙ
Date Taken: 2015-08-22
Categories: АРХИТЕКТУРА
Camera: Canon EOS 5 D Mark II, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM, Sandisk CFIII 16GB, B+W 82mm 010 UV-Haze
Exposure: f/2.8, 30 секунд
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Date Submitted: 2018-11-26 7:32