 Atop the central belfry tower of six stories with three terraces, a stone crown supports a gilded brass figure of "Hanske de Krijger" (Hans the Warrior), mythical guardian of the city.The crown on the tower and the double-headed eagles over the attic windows pay homage to a famous visitor to Oudenaarde, Emperor Charles V, who fathered Margaret of Parma here a few years before construction of the Town Hall began.The Town Hall initially combined functions of government and commerce, with rooms on the ground floor reserved for traders