Old Town Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou, Renaissance Revival town hall in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
The Old Town Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou is a two-storey brick building on Dolní náměstí, built in 1867–1869 to a design by Liberec architect Gustav Sachr. Its Rundbogenstil facade has arched windows and stucco rustication, and a corner tower with a narrower polygonal top rises above the roof.
The Old Town Hall was built in 1867–1869 on Dolní náměstí to house the town administration, and it also held the main post office and later the district office. In 1901 a wing was added toward Chvojkova Street; in the 1930s the entrance moved to the base of the tower and display windows were added at ground level. From 1933 the building served as a library, first German and from 1945 Czech. It has been a cultural monument since 1958.
The building gave its name to the library it has housed since 1933: first a German library, then from 1945 a Czech one. Visitors enter through the doorway moved to the base of the corner tower in the 1930s.
The library is open to the public and situated directly on Dolní Square for easy access. Visitors should confirm current opening hours and access details with local information before arriving.
The building has been a listed cultural monument since 1958. Its interior art dates from the 1969–1978 reconstruction, when display windows added in the 1930s were removed; brass sculptures by Vratislav K. Novák, stained glass and paintings by Jiří Dostál and Jiří Nepasický were installed.
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