County Hall
Building, structure
The County Hall is located in the neighborhood of the oldest part of the city, at the foot of the Nitra Castle Hill and the Upper Town. Archaeological research conducted in the 1990s in the basement of its western wing revealed the remains of buildings that can be assumed to be the remains of a medieval fortification, or perhaps the entrance to the Upper Town. The first County Hall was built on the site of the current building in the 17th century. Later, at the end of the 18th century, it was replaced by a huge late Baroque palace building. During the 19th century, the building was rebuilt several times, most significantly in the neo-Baroque style around 1874, based on the plans of the architect E. Dümmerling. The County Hall acquired its current form during the reconstruction between 1905-1908, in the spirit of Art Nouveau. The contractor was the architect Győző Czigler. The most important rooms of the building are the ground floor halls, the floor of the north wing with the lobby and the three-branched staircase with the fountain. The County Hall was last renovated between 2007-2011. Since 1965, the State Gallery of Nitra has been located here.