Masons' Guild Hall

Opposite St Nicholas’ Church, on the other side of the street you can find the original 16th-century Masons’ Guild Hall. Its defining characteristic is six dancers that rotate merrily with the wind - one at each step of the façade's gable. There is a peculiar story about Mason's guild Hall. The initial design of the façade was believed to be lost entirely during 19th century reconstructions. But in 1975 it was found behind later masonry to everyone's sheer excitement.
Beneath the building, which is the property of the province of East Flanders is a 13th-century cellar.
There is also a copy of this building on Graslei. Which was constructed for the World Exhibition in 1913 using the original plans. As it happens, the original had disappeared behind some ugly walls and had then been… forgotten. Until it was rediscovered during renovation work in 1976.