Town hall in Vyškov, Renaissance town hall in Vyškov, Czech Republic

The town hall in Vyškov sits on Masarykovo Square and displays Renaissance architectural features from the 16th century with period-typical construction and materials. The building has a symmetrical facade with multiple stories that house administrative functions and public spaces.

Construction began in 1568 after townsmen obtained permission from Bishop Vilém Prusinovský of Víckov to quarry limestone at Hlubočany, and the building was finished within a year, with the town coat of arms and the date 1569 set above the entrance. In 1570 the townsmen were granted the right to seal documents with red wax. Fires in 1753 and 1754 destroyed the town and the hall, and the tower kept only a flat metal-covered roof until Peter Burg's rebuilding of 1884.

The town hall anchors the center of Vyškov as a gathering place for local assemblies and ceremonies. People in the city still use the square around it for daily life and community moments, keeping the building woven into the fabric of civic identity.

The town hall is centrally located on Masarykovo Square and is easy to reach on foot as a landmark in the city center. The surrounding square offers multiple approaches and plenty of space to view the building from the outside.

The tower keeps cymbals dating from 1753, the year fires destroyed the town hall; after the blaze the former gallery was reduced to a flat metal-covered roof for 131 years, until Peter Burg rebuilt the tower in 1884. A packet for future generations was placed in the new weathervane on 13 October 2007.