Palace of Public Administration
Consiliul Judeţean Mureş, Maros Megyei Tanács
Palace of Public Administration
Consiliul Judeţean Mureş, Maros Megyei Tanács
Original function:
town hall
Current function:
county hall
Address:
Piaţa Victoriei (Győzelem tér) 2.
Historical Hungarian county:
Maros-Torda
GPS coordinates:
46.5430003498, 24.557409994
History
The Palace of Public Administration was built between 1905-1907 at the request of Mayor Bernády György. It was designed by Komor Marcell and Jakab Dezső in the style of Hungarian Art Nouveau. It was originally a town hall (mayor's office). It was often called the Cifra Palota (Flashy Palace), as such an imposing building was unusual for the small town at the time.
After the Romanian occupation, the impressive coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary on the outer wall was removed, as were the window panes painted by Róth Miksa, depicting Franz Joseph (the largest), Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania, Kossuth Lajos, Deák Ferenc and Rákóczi Ferenc II. The ornate window panes were replaced by simple, ordinary glass.
In 2007, the stained glass windows were recovered and restoration work began, supported by the Budapest Municipality and the Róth Miksa Museum. After the restoration, the windows could not be returned to their original location because of the Romanians, but they are on display in the Palace of Culture as part of the historical exhibition.
The north-east part of the building includes a 60-metre-high tower, which can be seen from almost every corner of the city. Its clock was made by Müller János and the bells by Thúri Ferenc. The Palace is currently the seat of the Maros County Prefecture and the County Council.
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