Werner's house
   Photo: Werner House

Quite an interesting mansion is located on the corner of Pernshteynovoy squares and streets of St. Bartholomew. It Werner house, built in the Renaissance style, and immediately attracts the attention of many tourists. In the XVI century, this building housed the first Town Hall Pardubice.

No wonder that the City Hall was elected this building. It belonged to one of the most famous of the "fathers" of the city - the mayor on behalf of Leopold Werner, who also engaged in trade and had a small workshop for the manufacture of leather. In honor of his three-storey house at number 116 and got its name. Thus, before the construction of the town hall all city meetings were held at the house of the mayor. Here he received important guests, balls and various official events. While Leopold Werner was head of Pardubice, at his home was visited by many celebrities, who came on an official visit, for example, the composer Antonin Dvorak.

Among the descendants of the famous Leopold Werner is called a painter and graphic artist Ludwig Vatsatko, famous for his series of paintings, which were the central theme of the horse.

In Werner's house could get both Pernshteynovoy square and the square Werner, which was located behind the house. In the XX century to built a mansion-style building in psevdorenessansnom, through which it was possible to go to the square Werner.

In 1969, the house became the property of the state, or rather, was confiscated from the family Werner, who was about to leave for permanent residence in the United States.

In the 70-ies of the last century, this house had a large-scale reconstruction and divided into apartments for city officials.

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