Provinciaal Hof, Gothic Revival palace at Market Square, Belgium

The Provinciaal Hof is a palace in the Gothic Revival style located at Market Square in Bruges. The building displays a symmetrical stone facade with pointed arches, pinnacles, and carved details across five floors.

A Waterhalle 95 metres long and about 30 metres high stood here from 1294 until its demolition in 1787. Its neoclassical successor housed provincial meetings from 1850 but burned down in 1878. Louis Delacenserie and René Buyck designed the neo-Gothic replacement, begun in 1887; the post office opened in 1891, the Provinciaal Hof in 1892, and the last parts were finished in 1920.

The name Provinciaal Hof means "Provincial Court", from its role as the meeting place of the West Flanders provincial council, which held its opening session here on 6 July 1892 after 14 years in temporary quarters elsewhere. The council met in the building until 1999, when it moved to Provinciehuis Boeverbos; since then the Hof has served mainly for ceremonies and exhibitions.

The Provinciaal Hof stands on the east side of the Markt, a short walk from the Belfry. Restoration begun in 2020 was planned to last three years and to make the building more accessible and sustainable, turning it into a tourist information point for West Flanders. Check locally before planning an interior visit.

The building stands where the Waterhalle, a 95-metre-long harbour hall, was built in 1294; it was demolished in 1787 once ships could no longer reach it. The neo-Gothic palace replaced a neoclassical building that burned down in 1878. The central meeting room holds ten sculptures of royalty by Hendrik Pickery.