The New City Hall
It was built on the walls of the church and monastery complex of the Discalced Carmelites erected in 1613-1619. After being destroyed in a great fire in 1803, the city's burnt edifices were taken over. In the years 1827-1828, the ruins were rebuilt into the current building of city hall. During reconstruction, the main nave and western row of the chapels of the former church were adapted to the needs of the office. The facade was redesigned into the neoclassical style, and it also received a four-column portico. Initially, the municipal treasury was on the ground floor, a merchant's club, a police station and a jail, and the municipal archive. The first floor was occupied by the city hall’s offices and a ballroom. On the second floor, the city president worked and lived.
During World War II (in 1939 and 1944), the city hall building was bombed and burned. It was rebuilt in the years 1947-1952, according to architect Ignacy Kędzierski, who preserved the former exterior architecture. The interior was adapted to the new needs.
Nowadays, it is the seat of municipal self-government authorities, including the President of Lublin.
