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Liberec City Hall ( cs, Liberecká radnice) is a large building in Liberec in the
The city hall was built in the
Liberec City Hall ( cs, Liberecká radnice) is a large building in Liberec in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
.
Location
The city hall is located in the historic city centre of Liberec (Liberec I-Staré Město district), on Dr. E. Beneše Square.History and architecture
The city hall was built in the Neo-Renaissance style
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
with elements of the transalpine Renaissance in 1888–1893. It was built according to the design by the Viennese architect Franz Neumann. It replaced an earlier structure, which was built in 1599–1603.
The building has three towers; the highest of them is high. The city hall is similar to the more famous Vienna City Hall
Vienna City Hall (German: ''Wiener Rathaus'') is the seat of local government of Vienna, located on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt district. Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo-Gothic style according to plans designed by Friedrich von Sc ...
. Its silhouette resembles a Gothic cathedral.
The building has a richly decorated façade, integrated artwork and rare stained glass windows. Above the entrance portal is a sculptural relief by Viennese sculptor Theodor Friedl
Theodor Friedl (February 13, 1842 in Vienna – September 5, 1900 in Warth, Lower Austria) was an Austrian sculptor.
Biography
Friedl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Anton Dominik Fernkorn. Among his first major commissi ...
, showing the establishment of the old and new city hall. At its centre is a female figure symbolizing the city; on the left side, figures associated with the original city hall, and figures associated with the emergence of a new city hall on the right, including the architect Neumann.
The front of the building is a bronze monument in the shape of a tank strip, commemorating nine victims of the invasion of the Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968.
From 1958, the city hall was protected as a cultural monument
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...
. Since 2024, it has been protected as a national cultural monument.
Use
Since its inception, the city hall has served as the seat of the municipal authority. In the summer season, the interiors and the highest tower are open to the public and are part of guided tours.References
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