Słupsk Town Hall

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The Town Hall in Słupsk was built in 1901, when the town was known as Stolp, and was a part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania within the German Empire. In 1945, the city became part of Poland, under the name of Słupsk. The town hall is listed in a group of monuments protected by law.Neogothic monument of 1901, the office of municipal authorities. The guildhall tower may be accessed by visitors since 2003. In the tower there is a collection of portraits of Mayors and Presidents. In the hall in the first floor the Key to Europe is presented next to the figurine representing the Słupsk Lucky Bear. One of the elements of the guildhall is an imposing, 56 metre high tower where 180 steps lead. On the top of the tower there is a sightseeing terrace from which one can view the beautiful panorama of the city and the Słupia riverbed.Climbing the tower one may not fail to notice the sentimental gallery of photographs depicting the old, prewar Słupsk and first stewards of the city. Climbing higher one encounters an ancient clock mechanism operating uninterruptedly for 100 years.HistoryThe neo-Gothic town hall was built in 1901, near Plac Zwyciestwa (Victory Square). The building remains the official residence of the town council.The area where the town hall now stands was originally a lake. In the second half of the 19th century, it was filled in with sand from the Northern Wood. From that time, the square's surroundings started to develop into a suburb behind the New Gate. The expansion of the city created a need for a new, bigger town hall; the previous one had been built in 1798, and after a hundred years was beginning to collapse. It was decided to build a new one; the site of the former hospital on Tuwima Street was bought, and an architectural contest was announced.