Hilversum Town Hall

This location, which did not constrain the building with composition or height restrictions, gave Dudok the freedom to express his considerable capabilities.

It is surrounded by a park and the light-coloured building rises from water, highlighting the garden city character that Hilversum wanted to achieve.

This remarkable and in many ways unique structure was completed in 1931, by which time Dudok was Hilversum's Municipal Architect,[3] and was enthusiastically embraced by the people of Hilversum for its balance between form and function, fine workmanship and high quality finishes and materials used.

[4] During World War II the building was used as headquarters of the German Wehrmacht, for which it was necessary to camouflage the prominent tower.

The sound of its bell was broadcast live every hour on public radio stations until the 1960s, reflecting the town's role as the principal media centre for the Netherlands.