Lviv city hall

Square The market is part of the historic center of Lviv, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The visiting card of the square and its central building is the Lviv City Hall. In 1356, Lvov received the Magdeburg Law - and there was a need for a place where local governments would be located.

The Market Square is part of the historic center of Lviv, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The visiting card of the square and its central building is the Lviv City Hall.

In 1356, Lvov received the Magdeburg law - and there was a need for a place where local government bodies would be located. Thus, the first wooden town hall was built. This word comes from the German language "Rathaus", which means "council house". Unfortunately, the town hall was burned down in 1381, later it was rebuilt, and in the 17th century a tower was built. In the Lviv archives an interesting document is kept, dated July 14, 1826, which refers to the fact that the town hall is in a satisfactory condition. It was during the signing of this document that the town hall collapsed, killing eight people. In 1835 a new town hall was erected in the style of Viennese classicism. The town hall has retained its appearance to this day. Only the dome, which was destroyed during the uprising of 1848, was replaced by a balcony, from where the picturesque view of the ancient Lviv opens. A blue-and-yellow flag develops on the tower, which was first posted in 1919.

There is an interesting legend about the town hall. Once there was a court in its premises. It so happened that the innocent was sentenced to death. After that, the ghost of the coffin began to appear in the halls of the town hall. Then, on the book in which the court decisions were written down, they wrote: "Remember the coffin." A lot of time has passed since then ... Today in the town hall there is the Lvov City Council. Anyone can go in and climb the tower itself. You will need to overcome about 400 steps to get to the observation platform. Also you will have the opportunity to see the mechanism of watches, which have been working since 1852. They say that if you go up to the site and make a wish, when the clock strikes, it will certainly come true.