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Old Town Hall

Stará radnica
Old Town Hall
Stará radnica
Old Town Hall
Original function:
town hall
Current function:
museum
Settlement:
Pozsony, Bratislava
Address:
Hlavné námestie 501/1
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.143745, 17.108836
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History

The building was mentioned for the first time in the 14th century. Its oldest western part dates back to 1288 and it was the Gothic house of town judge Jakab. It was purchased by the town in 1387 and the second part with the pointed arches and the tower was added at that time. The tower originally served as a chapel. The gate was built around 1442. The Renaissance arcade courtyard was constructed in 1581. In the 16th century the neighboring Unger house was integrated into the building. The tower was reconstructed in Baroque style at the end of the 17th century. The Rococo palace of the Hungarian Appony family was incorporated into the town hall in 1867.

At present the building hosts the Town Museum and the Town Archives.

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