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{{short description|Government building in Maastricht}}
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{{For|the similarly named building in Dorne | :nl:Dinghuis (Dorne)}}
[[File:Dinghuis.jpg|thumb|The Dinghuis]]
The '''Dinghuis''' (Ding House) is a building in downtown [[Maastricht]], [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]], constructed at the end of the 15th century. (''Ding'' is the Dutch name for the governing assembly known in most Germanic languages as a [[Thing (assembly)|thing]].)
The building was constructed in the [[Gothic architecture|gothic style]] of architecture. The northern façade, built around 1470, is [[Half-timbered|timber-framed]], and the main façade, built of [[Namur (province)|Namur]] stone, has a pediment containing a grand clock face. At the top of the steeply sloped roof is a tower that was once used as a lookout.
The  Dinghuis served mainly administrative and judicial functions (a ''ding/thing'' being a judicial assembly), and its cellars contained gaols for holding prisoners. In 1713, the Dinghuis also served as a theater. Today, it is home to the town's [[visitor center]].
==References==
* {{aut|Boogard, J. van den, en S. Minis}} (2001): ''Monumentengids Maastricht''. Primavera Pers, Leiden. {{ISBN|90-74310-52-4}}
* {{aut|Koreman, J.G.J.}} (1974): ''Rondom Het Maastrichtse Dinghuis''. Het Limburgse Monument #2. Schrijen, Maastricht
* {{aut|Mes, W.}} (1986): ''Het Dinghuis''. Maastrichts Silhouet #21. Stichting Historische Reeks Maastricht, Maastricht. {{ISBN|90-70-356-29-5}}
* {{aut|Ubachs, P.J.H., en I.M.H. Evers}} (2005): ''Historische Encyclopedie Maastricht''. Walburg Pers, Zutphen. {{ISBN|90-5730-399-X}}
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