Former County Hall, Town Hall
Székelyudvarhely Polgármesteri Hivatala
Former County Hall, Town Hall
Székelyudvarhely Polgármesteri Hivatala
Original function:
county hall
Current function:
town hall
Address:
Piața Városháza 5
Historical Hungarian county:
Udvarhely
GPS coordinates:
46.3038671403, 25.2952116465
History
The building was built for the county hall in 1896 to commemorate the Millennium of Hungary. It is the most imposing building of the former Lower Market Square. The county hall was built in 1895-96 in eclectic style, designed by the architect Sztehlo Ottó. The master builder was the chief engineer Ferenczi Endre.
The house of Udvarhelyszék was built on its site in 1733, when Gyulaffy László was the royal judge (királybíró) of Udvarhelyszék. This one-storey building was rebuilt in 1828 according to the plans of Ugrai László and extended with an upper floor. In 1876, with the abolition of the Székely seats (szék, administrative unit) and the creation of the counties, it became a country hall. In 1895, the old building was demolished and the new county hall was built on its site according to the plans of the architect Sztehlo Ottó, and inaugurated on 26 June 1897. The Millennium Memorial Column was unveiled next to it. In 1901, on the initiative of Dániel Gábor, the ground floor shops were removed, the second floor was converted into the residence of the vice ispán and the offices were moved to the ground floor.
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