| The administrative
palace built between 1906 and 1907 following the design of architects
Komor Marcel and Jakab Dezso. It was the first building out of a
series meant to change the appearance of the new city center, at the
beginning of the 20th century. Carried out in Secession style, enriched
with folklore ornaments, the palace is remarkable for its 60m high
spire, built originally as a watch tower of the town, placed asymmetrically
and covered- like the rest of the building- with colorful Majolica. This
material is present in the external flower decorations, too. The impressive
entrance hall- in the style of the Knights’ Hall at the Castle
of Hunedoara – and the Council Hall too, had been decorated with huge
stained glass windows. In 1962 the Palace become the headquarters of the
County organization of the Communist Party and since 1992 it has been
the headquarters of the county administration.
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