Arad Administrative Palace

The administrative palace is an historic building located in Arad.

History

The initial location of the town hall was in the Avram Iancu Square from the 17th century. Following the development of the city and the shift of the center from Avram Iancu to the new areas, the city council decided to build another one closer to the new core of the city. They hired the Budapestan architect Ödön Lechner, who came up with a design. Due to financial problems, the project was found impossible to build. After that they hired another architect, Ferenc Pekar who modified the blueprints, cutting out some of the elements. It was inaugurated in 1877.

Turnul Primariei

Architecture

Its tower is reminiscent of the Flemish town halls and the ornamentation draws from the Flemish renaissance. The timepiece was brought from Switzerland in the year of the inauguration and it still is functional. The stained glass were painted by the Aradean artist Sever Frentiu and they represented the seasons.

Tourist sites in Arad
Preparandia Română Serbian Church Serbian Episcopal Palace The House with the Padlock Old Theatre The Red Ox Inn 'Trajan' Bridge
Arad Fortress
Administrative Palace Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre Neumann Palace Palace of Justice Cenad Palace National Bank Palace Bohuș Palace Szantay Palace Cultural Palace Herman Gyula Palace The House with the Cannon Balls The Water Tower Kohn Palace Old Customs House Nopcea Castle Andrenyi Palace Arad Casino Moise Nicoară National College The Old Cathedral Monastery of St. Simon Stylite Romanian Girl Gymnasium Boys Gymnasium 'Iosif Vulcan' Normal School for Girls Municipal Hospital of Arad Kovács Palace The Red Church Treasury The Neologue Synagogue Orthodox Synagogue The 'Ardealul' Hotel Roman-Catholic Church Roman-Catholic Church from New Arad Spirits and Yeast Factory Reformed Church Gara Centrală Arad Church "St. Martyr George"
Ștrandul Neptun The Mureş River Bank Park Three Islands Mureș Floodplain Natural Park Păduricea Vladimirescu Forest Arad Vineyards Lake Ghioroc
Cross of Martyrs St. John of Nepomuk Statue in Arad St. Florian Statue Bust of Aron Chorin The 13 Martyrs of Arad The Triumphal Arch, Arad The Statue of Liberty Holy Trinity Monument Bust of Avram Iancu Bust of Mihai Eminescu Bust of Dimitrie Tichindeal Bust of Elena Ghiba Birta Bust of Moise Nicoară Bust of Alexandru D. Xenopol Bust of George Coşbuc Bust of Petre Pipoş Bust of Ioan Russu Şirianu Bust of Gheoghe Popa de Teiuş Bust of Mircea V. Stănescu