The city hall in Liberec is among the candidates for inscription as a national cultural monument

Liberec - The magnificent neo-Renaissance building of the town hall in Liberec, which will celebrate its 130th anniversary this autumn, is among the candidates for inclusion in the national cultural monuments register. The mayor of the city, Jaroslav Zámečník (Mayors for the Liberec Region), expects that the result could be known by the end of this year.

"It would be the second national cultural monument in Liberec," said the mayor. The only one in the fifth largest city in the country is the Ještěd hotel and transmitter, which is considered one of the most original architectural works in the Czech Republic. Architect Karel Hubáček received the prestigious international Perret Award for the project, and Ještěd has been a national cultural monument since 2006.

The historical town hall built between 1887 and 1893 is also one of the most valuable monuments in Liberec. Its appearance resembles that of the Vienna town hall. It is a richly decorated building with four above-ground floors, 80 rooms, and a trio of towers, the main one of which is 61 meters high.

The town hall is in relatively good technical condition. Since 2017, the city has been gradually replacing and repairing the aging windows. So far, 116 out of 176 windows have been renovated, which has cost the city over ten million crowns, including subsidies. This year, more than one million crowns will be allocated for the replacement of additional windows. The city's plans for this year also include the reconstruction of the granite staircase at the main entrance. The city estimates the cost of its repair at four million crowns.