The Tarnów Town Hall is a 15th century

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Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east– ...

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. It is on the register of monuments in Poland. The town hall is located in Tarnów's

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.''DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Poland''. (2013). United Kingdom: DK Publishing.

History

The town hall was initially constructed in the 15th century. Geographer Mieczysław Orłowicz mentions that it was redesigned in the 16th century by J. M. Padovano, an architect who had been summoned to Tarnów by

Jan Tarnowski Jan Amor Tarnowski (Latin: Joannes Tarnovius; 1488 – 16 May 1561) was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527, and wa ...

. This new design featured elements such as an attic in the

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. Zygmunt Vogel produced a

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of the town hall around 1800. During

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, the town hall was damaged by Austrian artillery during the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive.''The Times History of the War''. (1915). Vol. 5. United Kingdom: The Times. p. 129 – via

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Architecture

The structure features the attic, portals, and mascarons. File:Town Hall in Tarnów 02.jpg, Attic with tower and clock File:Interior of the Town Hall in Tarnów 01.jpg, Interior

References

{{reflist Buildings and structures in Tarnów City and town halls in Poland 15th-century architecture in Poland Objects of cultural heritage in Poland

History

Architecture

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