Guildhalls

upright=1.35|thumb|Guildhall, London|Guildhall, City of [[London]] A guildhall, also known as a guild hall or guild house, is a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities or merchants in Europe, with many surviving today in Great Britain and the Low Countries. These buildings commonly become town halls and in some cases museums while retaining their original names.

timber framed house in Lower Saxony, Germany