History

It was the seat of Abaúj-Torna County within Hungary. It was built in Baroque-Classicist style in 1779 according to the plans of the architect Langer János. lt went through significant modifications between 1887 and 1889 led by the architects Gerster Béla and Markó Gusztáv.

After the Soviet invasion the Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes announced the notorious Government Program of Kassa from the balcony of this building on April 5, 1945 about the deprivation of rights and properties of the native Hungarian population and about their planned expulsion from their homeland. These were the so called Benes decrees.