Welcome to Maassluis

Join us now for a historical tour through our city. By following the route along the monuments found here you can leisurely stroll through the heart of Maassluis.

Continue the tour by clicking on a sign or choose one of the many monuments listed on the left side.


 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Het Raadhuis

(The Town Hall)


This magnificent building, which was the original Maassluis Town Hall, opened its doors in 1676. Nobody is really sure who actually designed and constructed this building but presumably it was designed be Reyer Pietersz Dronck and built by Frans Bubbeson. Willem de Cordy is said to have been the supervisor. Of these 3 men, only Frans Bubbeson is known in Maassluis.

 

This building exhibits typical features of the classical style of architecture - a hipped roof with brick corner-chimneys and a wooden roof-turret, which is topped by a "herring-pipe" (buss) wind vane. This eccentric wind vane served to remind the people of Maassluis, from generation to generation, of the prosperity and blessing brought by the fishermen's trade. The dormer windows are also decorated with herrings. The windows at the front of the building, complemented by natural-stone windowsills, are original while the sliding windows at the back of the building were installed at a later date. From 1971-1973 the Town Hall underwent a total restoration. Outside the building, on the corner, is a mailbox dating from 1870.

 

Since 1979 the Town Hall has been home to the National Tugboat Museum.