Corps Command

Košice, as one of the most important cities in Upper Hungary, has had great military significance for centuries. This central character was particularly strengthened in the second half of the 16th century, when the Chamber of Spiš, which governed the region, and the Captain General of Upper Hungary, who was the military commander, moved their headquarters to Košice. The city retained this military significance even after the Compromise: significant barracks, warehouses and headquarters of the army (or the joint Austro-Hungarian army) operated here. At the end of the 19th century, several of these moved to new, modern buildings. ; As one of these modern military investments, the very large, three-storey, Art Nouveau and eclectic-style building of the Imperial and Royal Košice Corps Headquarters was built in 1908-9 at the northern end of the main street of Košice, on the expanse formed on the edge of the historic city centre. Its military function is also indicated by the plastic decorations and statues decorating the facade of the building. The huge corner building with an area of 8800 m2 and about 300 rooms dominates the surrounding square and streets with its imposing appearance and rich plastic facade decorations. ; The house was transferred to Czechoslovakia with the Trianon Peace Treaty, and it also retained its military function in Košice until 1998. Today, in 2016, the directorate of the Museum of Eastern Slovakia on the other side of the square and the office of the Košice District operate in the building.