English: The so-called Gothic Room (fr: Salle gothique; nl: Gotische Zaal) was originally called Great Hall, the courtroom (fr: Salle d'audience; nl: Zittingszaal) of the Brussels Town Hall. Because of its public use, it was decorated with four large panels of the celebrated Flemish painter Roger van der Weyden, two representing episodes of justice of Emperor Trajan (before 1439) and two of Herkenbald (before 1454), a legendary "amman" (administrative and justice officer in the Duchy of Brabant). The panels, intended as a reminder to judges to dispense impartial justice, were destroyed when the city was bombarded by the French in 1695.

During the first renovation (1706-1720) of the building, the efforts to redecorate the Town Hall were concentrated on the new rooms on the backside, so the ancient Great Hall was cheaply restored with a hybrid style, nor gothic nor classic. In the second half of the XIX century it started a huge restauration of the entire building, according to the contemporary Historism taste. The new Gothic Room was designed in neo-gothic style by the city architect Pierre-Victor Jamaer in 1868. It was generally inspired by the Brabantine Gothic with some influence of the Tudor style (f.e. the ceiling).

The room is decorated with tapestries of the Bracquenié Manufactory from Mechelen, designed by Guillaume Geets and representing the most important medieval and renaissance arts and crafts, while the ten golden bronze statues depict important ancient officials. The Room is dominated by a statue of "Saint Michael the Archangel defeating the Devil", the symbol of the city.