Town Hall in Staszów Town Hall in Staszów

Built in the first half of the 18th century by Aleksander Czartoryski, the Classicist Town Hall is situated in the centre of a large town square. It is a rectangular, symmetrical single-storey building with wide corridors and a tall hipped roof covered with roof tiles, and a clock tower.

The building has an arcade passageway, known as the “miniature Krakow Cloth Hall”. Aside from the shape and the passageway, the building has also retained some of its original architectural elements, including three types of vaults: a lunette vault under the corridor, the vestibule and the rooms adjacent to the arcade passageway; a groin vault under the tower and in one of the rooms; and a sail vault on buttresses.

Originally, the building was the seat of the town’s authorities, but also served as a local trading centre and had a tavern.

Privately owned for many years, it was acquired by the town only after World War I. Currently, the Town Hall houses the “Pod Zegarem” restaurant and the Tourist Information Centre. Once the planned renovation is completed, it will also be the seat of the Museum of Staszów Region and various cultural and educational institutions.

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