Визитная карточка Вроцлава Visiting card of Wroclaw

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The Old Town Hall in Wroclaw is not only the historical seat of the city authorities, but also the only monument of secular Gothic architecture in Europe. The town hall was built for about 250 years. At that time, city authorities and courts were located here. The final appearance of the town hall was determined by the reconstruction in 1470-1480. At that time, the building was expanded and acquired a more representative character. In 1510, the facade of the town hall was plastered and covered with painted decorations. In 1559 the town hall towers were raised and covered with a Renaissance dome. In 1580, the clock on the east facade started working. Since 1808, the interior of the town hall has gradually degraded. The outdated building no longer met the requirements of the modern administration, so the deputies of the city council decided to move to the nearby New Town Hall.
And only at the end of the 19th century the first repairs were carried out, a new staircase was built.
In the 1930s, the Great Hall was restored in a three-nave form, new floors were laid, the eastern facade was plastered, and the parterres surrounding the building were removed. In the spring of 1945, the Old Town Hall was seriously damaged. After the war, the facade was repeatedly repaired. Now the town hall is divided between the city hall and the museum, where you can see the old halls where the city council and the court sat. And in the basement of the building there is a popular beer restaurant, opened here at the end of the 13th century.