Town hall in Písek, Baroque town hall in Písek, Czech Republic

The Town Hall of Písek is a late Baroque building erected between 1740 and 1764 on part of the castle grounds. Its symmetrical two-storey facade has two prismatic towers and a triangular tympanum with the town's sculpted coat of arms. On top stand stone allegorical figures of Justice, Strength and Patience, carved in 1764 by Leopold Hueber.

The first town hall in Písek is documented in 1407 on what is now Alšovo náměstí. From 1509, when the town acquired the royal castle, part of the castle complex was also used as a town hall. The current late Baroque building was erected there between 1740 and 1764; Prague architect Jakub Schödler began the work, and Antonín Müller and František Pfanner completed it.

The building is the seat of the municipal authority, not the museum; the Prácheňské Museum occupies separate exhibition spaces, where the original 1768 tower clock mechanism is kept on the second floor. The largest first-floor room with a stucco ceiling serves as a wedding hall and for welcoming new citizens.

The town hall stands in the inner town, and its main passage leads through the building into the castle grounds and the Sladovna. The entrance is at street level, and the first floor holds the ceremonial rooms, including the former council chamber with a stucco ceiling.

The original clock mechanism from 1768, made by Prague clockmaker Sebastian Londensperger, still works and is displayed on the second floor of the Prácheňské Museum. The tower clock itself dates from that year, while a carillon bought by the town in 1999 plays about 400 randomly selected tunes every hour from 8:00 to 17:00.