Opole Town Hall

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Ratusz w Opolu
(Opole Town Hall)

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Opole Town Hall
General information
Type Town hall
Architectural style Neo-Renaissance
Location Opole, Poland
Construction started 1864 (tower)
Completed 1936
Height 65 m (tower)

Opole Town Hall - a town hall built in the Neo-Renaissance architectural style in the Śródmieście borough in Opole. The town hall was built on the exemplar of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. [1]

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History

In the Middle Ages, in the location of the current town hall was a wooden townhouse, in the fifteenth-century a decision was made to build a brick structure - the town hall, which was to be the seat of the local authorities. In the sixteenth-century a clock tower was built. It is known that in the eighteenth-century there was a pranger located in the Market Square (Rynek), by which in 1794 an insurgent peasant, Markus der Gerechte, was flogged. In 1740, a Baroque dome was built. In 1818 a fire destroyed the whole tower down to the foundations. Between 1818 and 1826 a thorough reconstruction of the town hall complex was carried out, this included the rebuilding of the tower in the former shape, with the dome covered with gold for 150 Thaler. [2]

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In 1860 or 1863, during restoration works, it was uncovered that the whole strained tower had to be deconstructed. In 1864, under the custody of architect Albrecht, a new 60 metre tower was built, on the exemplar of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

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In 1933, the Market Square was reconstructed, this included the deconstruction of nearby townhouses, the tower, which was not secured, collapsed on the morning of June 15, 1934. In 1936, a similar 65 metre high tower was built. [3] The town hall was not bombarded during World War II, and continues to be the seat of the Opole City Council. [4]

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Each day a bugle call (Hejnał Opola) is performed from the town hall's tower. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "New town hall in Opole". NTO. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fotopolska". Opole. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ratusz W Opolu". Portal Turystyki Aktywnej. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Miasto Opole". BIP. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Historia Ratusza". Opole. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

Coordinates: 50°40′07″N17°55′20″E / 50.6685°N 17.9221°E / 50.6685; 17.9221

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