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Hidden : 11/12/2015
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[EN]

The Administrative Palace of Arad nowadays hosts the City Hall of the municipality of Arad and the Institution of the Prefect of Arad County. The astonishing building embodies one of the most significant works of eclectic architecture in the city.

The Administrative Palace of Arad was built between 1872-1876 and was opened in 1877, when the construction of the festive hall was finished. The land measuring 1.200 square fathoms (4.320 square meters), where the building was supposed to be built, was property of the Saline Office (the Salt mine).

Odon Lechner, an architect from Budapest, won the international competition for the new town hall headquarters’ design, having been selected among 17 candidates. During construction, the original project had to be modified, decision based on financial reasons.

The U-shaped building, bearing no blind wall, was seen as a true „Palazzo del Municipio”, reflecting the citizens’ of Arad will to follow the European model of urban renewal and modernisation.

The central tower is 54 meters high. The clock situated at the top of the tower was brought from the Netherlands. Its bell marked each half-hour for almost a century. After 1989, it was reconditioned, and once Romania joined the European Union, the song played at each passing hour was replaced with the Anthem of Europe.

The initial 90 rooms, designed to be offices, were used by 167 administrative clerks. The first floor shelters the great hall with balcony, where meetings of the near-200 municipal deputies used to take place.

The building is highlighted as one of the most significant works of eclectic architecture in Arad. The regular façades are rhythmic, decorated with classical elements, and the central risalit of the main façade bears rich neo-Renaissance references. The overall architectural style of the City Hall combines characteristics of Flemish neo-Renaissance with the style of late medieval town halls.

[RO]

Palatul Administrativ din Arad adăpostește Primăria Municipiului Arad şi Instituţia Prefectului Judeţului Arad. Clădirea reprezintă una dintre operele semnificative ale arhitecturii eclectice din oraş.

Palatul Administrativ din Arad a fost construit între anii 1872 – ­1876 şi inaugurat în 1877, la terminarea finisărilor sălii festive. Terenul de 4.320 mp pe care trebuia construit a aparținut inițial Oficiului Salin (Sărăriei).

Arhitectul Odon Lechner de la Budapesta a câştigat concursul internațional pentru proiectarea noului sediu al Primăriei Arad, fiind selectat dintre cei 17 arhitecţi participanţi. Proiectul a suferit diverse modificări în timpul construcţiei, din motive financiare.

Construită în forma literei „U”, lipsită de calcan, clădirea a fost considerată un adevărat „Palazzo del Municipio”, reflectând posibilitățile și, totodată, voința cetățenilor de a ține pasul cu tendinţa de modernizare caracteristică Europei.

Turnul central, înalt de 54 m, estompa cele patru turnuri de la extremități. Orologiul din vârful turnului a fost adus din Olanda., iar clopotul său a funcționat aproape un secol, marcând fiecare jumătate de oră. După 1989, acesta a fost complet renovat, iar odată cu aderarea României la Uniunea Europeană, melodia cântată la ore fixe a fost schimbată cu imnul Europei.

Cele 90 de încăperi inițiale, folosite ca birouri, erau ocupate de 167 de funcționari administrativi. La etaj, în sala mare cu balcon, aveau loc întâlnirile celor aproape 200 de deputați municipali.

Clădirea reprezintă una dintre operele semnificative ale arhitecturii eclectice din Arad. Fațadele regulate sunt ritmate și decorate de elemente clasiciste, iar rezalitul central al fațadei principale are bogate referințe neorenascentiste. Stilul clădirii îmbină neorenascentismul flamand cu stilul primăriilor medievale târzii.

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