While the niches and corbels are original with the building, the 236 statues themselves are relatively recent, dating from after 1850. Those of the first floor represent personages of importance in the city's local history; those of the second, patron saints and symbolic figures; those of the third, the Counts of Leuven and Dukes of Brabant from various ages.
While the niches and corbels are original to the building, the 236 statues themselves are relatively modern, dating from after 1850. Those on the first floor depict notable figures in the city's local history; those on the second, patron saints and symbolic characters; those on the third, Counts of Leuven and Dukes of Brabant from different eras.