Government Buildings in Poland - City and Town Halls in Poland, Pozna? City Hall, Town Hall of S?upsk, Town Hall Tower, Krak W (Paperback)

Chapters: City and Town Halls in Poland, Pozna? City Hall, Town Hall of S?upsk, Town Hall Tower, Krak w, Town Hall in Szyd?owiec. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pozna Town Hall or Ratusz is a building in the city of Pozna in western Poland, located in the Old Market Square (Stary Rynek) in the centre of the Old Town neighbourhood. It served as the city's administrative building until 1939, and now houses a museum. The town hall was originally built in the late 13th century following the founding of the medieval city in 1253; it was rebuilt in roughly its present-day form, in mannerist style, with an ornate loggia, by Giovanni Battista di Quadro in 15501560. The display of mechanical fighting goats, played out daily at noon above the clock on the front wall of the building, is one of the city's main tourist attractions. Town Hall about 1910The town hall was originally constructed as the administrative building of the city founded on the left bank of the Warta in 1253 (see History of Pozna). It was completed around 1300, during the reign of Wacaw II Czeski, and was first documented in Latin in 1310 as Domus Consulum. It was a one-storey Gothic building built upon a raised quadrangle. The cellars remain from this period of construction. The building was extended in the 15th century, and at the turn of the century a tower was built at the north-western corner. The interior was remodeled between 1504 and 1508. In 1536 the city suffered a major fire, which did serious damage to the town hall. Repair work was carried out in 15401542, particularly to the tower, but it remained unsafe. In 1550 the city' council commissioned Giovanni Battista di Quadro to carry out a major rebuilding. The work lasted until 1560. Di Quadro added an upper storey, extende...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=632388