New Town Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou, Administrative building in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
The New Town Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou is an administrative building featuring a 51-meter rectangular tower with a clock, located at Peace Square. The structure has four wings arranged around a central core and blends modern and traditional architectural styles.
The town hall was built between 1930 and 1933 to a design by Karel Winter, chosen from 177 entries in an architectural competition. It was conceived not only as a replacement for the old town hall but also as a cultural centre with a cinema, a café with a terrace, restaurants, a wine bar and the municipal savings bank. A wave of protests greeted the project, mainly because parking spaces on Mírové náměstí had to be removed; a protest letter of 23 December 1930 argued that motorists could not be asked to leave their cars on the city's edge. The building has been a cultural monument since 1958.
The building was conceived from the start as more than a replacement town hall: Karel Winter's design included a cinema, a café with a terrace, restaurants, a wine bar, the municipal savings bank and shops. The original Art Deco interior fittings have not survived, so visitors today see the exterior and the tower.
The building stands on Mírové náměstí (Peace Square) in the city centre, and the viewing tower is open to the public. The main entrance is on the south side, framed by a stone portal; the granite-clad ground floor and the ochre upper floors are best seen from the square itself.
The winning design by Karel Winter was chosen from 177 entries in an architectural competition. The building was conceived from the start as a cultural centre, meant to house a cinema, a café with a terrace, restaurants, a wine bar, the municipal savings bank and shops. A protest letter of 23 December 1930 objected that the new town hall would eliminate the parking spaces on Peace Square.
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