Turku City Hall is a Neo-Renaissance building located on the bank of the Aura River in Turku, Finland. The City Council of Turku
convenes at Turku City Hall.
It
was originally designed by Charles
Bassi from 1810-1811 as the restaurant Seurahuone. The building
survived the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. It was redone 1879-1883 as
the city hall under plans by F. A. Sjöström.
The
first floor used to have the register
office of Turku up until 1975 and
Turku district court until 1997. After the district court of Turku moved to the
new Turku courthouse, the first floor was replaced by work, meeting and
legislative spaces in 1999. The second floor of the building is decorated with
gold and massive crystal crowning. The wing of the building,
located on Aurakatu 4, is for city council groups' rooms and travel agency
services.
The
public can enter the building during specific events such as Turku Day. The public is also
permitted to witness the city council assembly.
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