Reproductie van een ontwerp van een toren in renaissancestijl van een stadhuis, door Emile Desmedt before 1893

This is a reproduction of a Renaissance-style town hall tower design by Emile Desmedt, reproduced by Römmler & Jonas. Notice how the tower reaches for the sky, culminating in a weather vane. This motif speaks of aspiration and civic pride. The tower, a symbol of power and stability, has roots stretching back to ancient ziggurats and medieval cathedrals, each a testament to human ambition. We find echoes of this striving in other forms: think of the Tower of Babel, a cautionary tale of reaching too high. The upward thrust, the architectural ego, can be seen as a collective desire to transcend earthly limits, a sentiment deeply embedded in our cultural memory. This powerful emotion is a desire for permanence.