Liberec Town Hall

Liberec, Czech Republic

Liberec Town Hall is a Neo-Renaissance building, which was built from 1888 till 1893 by design of the Viennese architect, Franz Neumann, replacing earlier structures dating to 1602.

The building has a richly decorated façade, integrated artwork, and very rare stained glass windows. Above the entrance portal is a sculptural relief by Viennese sculptor Theodor Friedl, showing the establishment of the old and new town hall. At its center is a female figure symbolizing the city; on the left side, figures associated with the original town hall, and figures associated with the emergence of a new town hall on the right, including the architect Neumann.

The front of the building is a bronze monument in the shape of a tank strip, commemorating nine victims of the invasion of the Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968.

The tower is 65 metres tall. Liberec town hall is similar to Vienna town hall. Today Liberec Town Hall is the seat of The Municipal Authority.

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Founded: 1888-1893
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Czech Republic

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Yana Safonenko (4 months ago)
I give 2 stars not because of the building itself,but how bad the excursion was. Literally, do not waste ur money on that: the girl was speaking English and Czech, however she basically didn't say anything about the history of the building. She just showed us the ceremonial room and rooftop, and said " well here sometimes we make weddings " or " sometimes we honor some people here" . She was saying the same thing in Czech,so it's not the language barrier. The staff is not prepared to do that. The only nice thing about it was the rooftop view, otherwise we could have just seen the insides on our own.
Evgeniia (6 months ago)
Amazing experience. Unique and gorgeous architecture, possibility to go upstairs to the tower.
Ivan (Julius Caesar Augustus) (7 months ago)
Beautiful both outside and inside. I advise you to visit it, you don't have to pay anything
Grace Lai (Amazing Grace) (2 years ago)
So cool ☺️ that the city view from the tower.And the spiderman took the scene here.Nice and lovely city
Ali Polo (2 years ago)
partner city from Augsburg & Zittau ???????
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