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The Town Hall in Byczyna was probably built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The town hall was repeatedly destroyed by fires throughout history. The reconstruction, which gave the building its Baroque decor, was led by Jan Marcin Pohlman, serving as the royal building inspector. During this period, a complex of merchant tenement houses adjacent to the town hall was also erected. In 1945, the town hall was destroyed by Red Army troops. The reconstruction carried out in the 1960s restored the former appearance of the building and the adjacent tenement houses. From the old facility – apart from the walls of the cellars and the ground floor – what has survived to this day includes the 16th-century stone Renaissance portal and a plaque commemorating the reconstruction of 1719, funded by Adam Quasius, an Evangelical pastor born in Byczyna. From the southern side, one can see a stone Renaissance portal from the 16th century leading to the former town hall cellars, where a cafe currently operates. Currently, the town hall is the seat of the town authorities. In the attic of the town hall, you can visit the Byczyna Chamber of Traditions, and from the observation point in the tower, you can see the panorama of the town. Practical information: The facility is generally accessible. Free parking spaces along the road.