Council House, History Museum of Brassó County
Casa Sfatului, Muzeul Județean de Istorie Brașov
Council House, History Museum of Brassó County
Casa Sfatului, Muzeul Județean de Istorie Brașov
Original function:
town hall
Historical Hungarian county:
Brassó
GPS coordinates:
45.6423521555, 25.5889763203
History
The earliest core of the building was probably the tower of the former town wall. A grocer's shop was built next to it, and a storey was added to provide a council chamber.
On 23 December 1420, a contract was signed between the furriers' guild and the town council for the use of the council chamber above the furriers' shop in the market square. Its tower was built in 1515. In 1521 the building house a prison. The tower was rebuilt between 1525 and 1528. In 1608, the tower was struck by lightning and renovated. In 1646, the building was enlarged by the addition of the Assembly Hall of the Hundred Fathers under town judge Michael Hermann. In 1772, the furriers' shop was taken over by the headquarters of the troops stationed in Brassó. Between 1776 and 1778, the building was restored in Baroque style, the tower got a new spire was and a loggia was added. The town council moved out in 1878 and the building continued to function as an archive. Between 1901 and 1910, it was given its present spire. Since 1950 it has been a museum.
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