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former County Hall, Town Hall and Simony Lajos Gallery

Mestský úrad Šahy
former County Hall, Town Hall and Simony Lajos Gallery
Mestský úrad Šahy
Original function:
county hall
Current function:
gallery
Address:
Hlavné námestie 34/34, 936 01 Šahy
Historical Hungarian county:
Hont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.06962, 18.947316
Google map:

History

The building was constructed between 1827 and 1857 in Zopf-Classicist style. It was the seat of Hont County within Hungary. The Museum of Hont was opened in the building in 1902. It is now the town hall and it also hosts the gallery of the pictures of Simonyi Lajos.

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