One of the most remarkable places in the city Kingisepp is the building before the current City Hall, which is located on the street Great Soviet, 8. The building is surrounded by many of the same type five-story houses, so at first sight stands out against the background.

City Hall is a mansion built in the Romanesque style of architecture that was especially true for Western Europe. The building was intended to house the Town Council. The author of the project was the architect KK clerk Vasiliev of Yamburg. Work on the construction of the new building began in the summer of 1910. At the groundbreaking ceremony were invited to all of the local nobility, clergy, merchants and city dwellers and peasants from nearby villages.

Construction of the building of the city administration conducted limestone that served as local building materials. The decoration of the town hall was more complicated, as indicated by the numerous turrets, arcades volume and unusual shaped windows. There is an assumption that it was because of the similarities with foreign buildings, the building became known as the town hall. The new city government built, sparing no means unusual in the decorative elements.

As you know, the population of the city of Yamburg was only four thousand people, of which about half were soldiers, because what could refuse such a massive administrative apparatus. But this did not happen, because in the pre-revolutionary period in Russia was dominated by a powerful bureaucracy, however, as it is now. Under construction having some money problems with the financing - which is why the construction of the City Hall was delayed for a long time, namely before 1917, which came with the arrival of hard times ruin, and later - the Soviet government.

The building of the municipal government completed only by 1934. After the end of finishing here was placed twelfth Turkestan regiment. Thus, the town hall has become a place of rehearsal of a military band, from the windows to the roar could be heard loud marching music - so vividly collect regimental band.

During the German occupation of the city hall building was a concentration camp, intended for civilians and Soviet prisoners of war. During the liberation of the city of Kingisepp in the town hall defended the remnants of the Romanian regiment, keep in touch with the Nazis, but soon the enemy was defeated. During this difficult in the history of the city during the city building was severely damaged due to the hostilities.

Prior to the 1960s, Hall was not restored. After large-scale renovations it has become a city hospital and then became a dormitory and was again converted into a children's clinic. According to some reports, at the time located here and maintenance department of the executive committee.

After Russia had passed the Great Patriotic War, it changed Bolshaya Sovetskaya - post-war reconstruction has made it a model made with the template similarity buildings. Disposition of the street became uncomfortable due to the broad roadway that creates discomfort for pedestrians, and the numbering of houses has acquired a completely chaotic. Even residents of the city came to be called out no more Soviet and former Soviet.

To date, the building previously existing City Hall is the city dental clinic, the center of the "Family" and a special committee dealing with matters of sports, culture and youth policy "Select" with the support of the city administration. On the building hung a plaque, which is a list of former prisoners of fascist camps.