1499 was a year of receiving the Minsk Magdeburg law exempting city dwellers from feudal obligations, as well as the power of government officials - instead ruled the city magistrate, whose composition is determined by elected. Due to the fact that Minsk took place for meetings magistrate, the question arose of the construction of the town hall. However, the first mention of the town hall appeared only later, in '83, after the entry into force of the privilege of self-government.
Minsk City Hall was built in the Upper Market (now Liberty Square) in 1600. Just how expensive and best was the project can be judged by the presence of clock on the tower, which at that time was a period of great value, and in the town hall kept standards of units of weight and volume. In the 16-17 centuries in the town hall meeting held regularly magistrate. During the war, the town hall was repeatedly subjected to destruction, but the residents of Minsk every time it was reduced, though not without prejudice to its original appearance.
In 1744, the town hall last changed its appearance, acquiring elements of classicism. May 14, 1795 the Russian authorities abolished Magdeburg Law, in connection with which the town hall instead of a magistrate at different times occupied state organizations such as the courts and the police, and later it housed a music school first, and then the theater, performances were held municipal orchestra. In 1851, Nicholas I ordered to demolish the town hall - a symbol of free-thinking and Western traditions.
In 2002-2003 the town hall after a careful study of ancient drawings, drawings, materials, archival sources and archaeological excavation was again built by the specialists of "old Mensk" restoration project architect S.Baglasova. At the Town Hall tower, whose height is 32 meters, installed coat of arms of the city and at each of its four sides of the clock with a dial diameter of 1, 2 meters. Clock Tower at the beginning of each hour for 19 seconds, perform the tune of "The Song of Minsk," wrote the famous Belarusian composer Igor Luchenko.
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