Hořice - Neo-Gothic town hall

The dominant feature of Jiřího z Poděbrady Square, the neo-Gothic town hall, was built in 1872 according to the project of the Hořice builder František Poličanský on the site of the original Old Town Hall. An interesting feature is the pillory from 1736 standing at the entrance to the town hall. On the sandstone tower is the Hořice regent's seal from 1585, i.e. from the time when the town belonged to the Smiřicky family. Inside the building there is an auditorium in which…