The Płock Town Hall is a 19th century Neo-Classical structure in

Płock Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by Central Statistical Office (Poland), GUS on 31 December 2021, the ...

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. It is a protected monument in Poland. It was designed by architect Jakub Kubicki.DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland. (2013). United Kingdom: DK Publishing. The town hall is known for its tradition of playing a bugle call from the tower. The tune was written by Fr. Kazimierz Starościński in the 1930s.

History

According to Bishop

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian. H ...

, a previous town hall structure was demolished in the early 19th century due to being in poor condition. This older structure stood near the middle of the market area which featured

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and a platform for

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. Bishop Nowowiejski places the start date for the current city hall as 1820, but other sources state 1824–1827. Jakub Kubicki worked on the town hall in 1826–1827.Szczepański, J. (1984). Dzieje Gąbina do roku 1945. Poland: Państwowe wydawn. naukowe. On 23 September 1831, during the

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, the last

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of the

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was held at the town hall.

Architecture

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, and columns

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History

Architecture

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