A little history of Saint-Quentin city hall

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This beautiful city hall of Saint-Quentin is a Gothic masterpiece. Its fine sculpted façade is composed of a central tower (kind of belfry), raised in 1633. Nicknamed "House of Peace", it was owned by mayors in 1292. But the current hall was raised by a man called Oudard de Marles in 1509.