Provincial Palace

The Provincial Palace, in Namur

The Provincial Palace is considered one of the finest buildings of Wallonia, by its architecture and its dimensions. The Namur audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major monument of the town, whose history begins in the eighteenth century.

One of the finest buildings of Wallonia

Considered one of the finest buildings of Wallonia, both by its elegant architecture and its imposing dimensions, the Provincial Palace is a major monument of Namur. It was one of the most important buildings of the town until the eighteenth century, and its history begins in 1732. Originally an episcopal residence, the building testifies to the prestige and the power of the great institutions that succeeded one another in the town, capital of a principality then of a province. With its harmonious façade, its balanced proportions and its careful decor, the palace illustrates the elegance of the architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Become the seat of the provincial authorities, it continues to embody the administrative role and the rank of Namur, today capital of Wallonia. A witness of the history and the prestige of the town, the Provincial Palace is a major stop of the discovery of Namur.

What to see

You admire one of the finest buildings of Wallonia, with elegant architecture and imposing dimensions, whose history begins in 1732, a former episcopal residence with a harmonious façade and a careful decor, become the seat of the provincial authorities, a witness of the prestige of Namur, capital of Wallonia. The Provincial Palace is a major monument of Namur. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Provincial Palace lies in the heart of Namur, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from outside; it is an official building whose access follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the Provincial Palace of Namur?

One of the finest buildings of Wallonia, by its architecture and its dimensions; whose history begins in 1732 as an episcopal residence, it was one of the most important buildings of the town and become the seat of the provincial authorities.

Where is the Provincial Palace of Namur?

In the heart of Namur, in Belgium.