Sibiu County Council

Romania / Sibiu / General Gheorghe Magheru Street, 14
 administrative building, Eclectic (architecture), council house - local government, 1910_construction

County Council is the local public administration in Romania, established at the county level, coordinating the activity of the commune and town councils, to achieve county public services. The County Council is composed of councilors elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free vote under the terms established by the Law on Local Elections.

The building.
It was built by the Austrian-Hungarian Bank in 1909-1910 to host its offices. It functioned here between 1909 and 1921 when it was liquidated from the territory of Romania. The National Bank of Romania moved here until 1948. At the present it hosts the offices of the County Council of Sibiu.
The building was erected on the former location of two buildings. It has a complex plan and is formed of a basement, a ground floor and is two stories high.
The eclectic style façade of the building displays a lantern tower with a polygonal plan.
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Coordinates:   45°47'49"N   24°9'15"E
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