The Old City Hall of Prague

The Old City Hall of Prague (Czech: Staroměstská radnice) began to be built in 1338 on the basis of a privilege granted to the citizens of the old city by King John of Luxembourg. The complex consists of several houses, huddled around the Old Town Square and gradually combined into one complex for the needs of the Prague Old Town Magistrate. Exhibitions are held in the halls of the town hall, a museum has been established, and solemn wedding registration ceremonies are held in a specially designated hall. Historically, the first building of the Town Hall was a corner building in early Gothic style at the end of the 13th century, which was donated to the townspeople by the rich merchant Wolf Kamene. The dominant element of the house was a brick prism-shaped tower, built in 1364. The Gothic bell tower was built in 1381. At the beginning of the 15th century a room for currants was added to the southern wall. In 1360 a second building was added to the western side of the first building, which housed the meeting hall of the local government with a wooden Gothic ceiling. In 1458 the city authorities bought a third building - the house of the tanner Miksha, built on the foundations of the Romanesque style. In 1805 – 1807 a new clock was installed on the top and a pitch was introduced. The next building near the Town Hall was presented in 1830-1834. At the same time, the eastern wing, which belonged to the Town Hall since the 14th century, was also connected. But the buildings of the eastern wing were demolished and a neo-Gothic style wing was built in their place, according to the project of architects Petros Nobile and Pavel Sprenger. In 1880 architect Baum rebuilt Miksha's house in the New Renaissance style. In May 1945 the Town Hall was one of the defense points - right next to it there were battles between the rebels and the German armies, during which the Town Hall was badly damaged. The fire completely destroyed the neo-Gothic wing and also severely damaged the bell tower. In the 20th century there were several architectural competitions aimed at rebuilding and rebuilding the Town Hall. The first of these two tours took place in 1899-1900. The tender task required the preservation of the neo-Gothic wing, but its facade could be changed. The competition ended without a winner, just like the next one, held in 1905. The winner was determined only in 1908, but his project was not realized. With larger and smaller breaks, competitions were held later, especially after the fire, when it was necessary to fill the space in place of the burned wing. But there was always either no winner or his project was not implemented.

A large, beautiful, high tower, but not the most complex model, which, under the supervision of a more experienced colleague, will be perfectly glued even by an advanced beginner modeler.