Staré Město The Old Town Hall

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Staré Město (The Old Town Hall) Staromestska radnice

Town:	Prague
District:	Staré Město
Style:	ghotick
Description:	The Old town Hall used to be a center of administrationof the town ond was founded by a privilege grant by king John of Luxembourg on September 1338.Consequently the nearby-standings houses started to be bought up-the Early Gothic house of Wolfrin of Kámen, the Westen house, the House of Mikeš the Furrier,the house At the Cock and the last one-the House By Minute, which has an interesting sgraffito fasade. In the 16th century the whole town block was reconstructed in aLate Gothic style with the participation of architect Matěj rejsek from Prostějov. In the half of 16th century the new tract ot the town hall betwen the Mikeš's and Wolfrin's house was built and provide with a large renessaince window bearing the iscription "Praga caput regni".During the Prague uprising on May 8 1945 the Nazis burned and wholy destroyed the east wings of the Town Hall. Only a fragment of the mansory by the tower ahs been preserved,the remaining space have been left open and tha park was created there.. About 1490 Mater Hanuš of Růže perfected the horologe, due which the Tower became famous. The Holologe is completed with the plate with decoration of Alegiries of Month by J.Mánes. There are 12 figures of saint and apostels who can bee seen every hour in two windows above the Horologe similary as we can hear the crowing of the golden cock at the same time. The figures are the result of the sculpture work of V.Sucharda. On the outer side of the Tower Chapel the original Gothic statue of Our Lady from the 1380 has been preserved and under tham on the ground of the square we can notice 27 white crosses as the recomendation of the execution of leaders of the anti-Hapsburg uprising in 1621. In the Interiors of the Old Town Hall there are famous paintings by V.Brožík. The whole Old Tower is open to the public and privide beautiful view from its gallery. The adjoining ranges of the next standing houses serve as an exhibiton hall. The Old Town Hall is one of the dominants of the Old Town square and is very sought-after tourist atraction.