Kaunas noblemen moving into the Town Hall

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

Kaunas castle tower, where the offices of the county land and castle courts of Kaunas noblemen had been established, was washed away by the River Neris and eventually fell down in the beginning of the 17th century. The Kaunas noblemen raised...

Self-governing in Kaunas Town Hall

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

The meetings of Kaunas self-government institutions – the town council and governing officers – were held at Kaunas Town Hall. It also contained the premises of the town office, archive and the prison. The main executive institution was the town...

Archaeological researches of Kaunas Town Hall

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

The first archaeological research of Kaunas Town Hall was conducted in 1931, when professor Eduardas Volteris, searching for a rumoured underground tunnel connecting Kaunas castle and the Town Hall, discovered an underground latrine on the...

The illuminations of Kaunas Town Hall

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

The illuminations of Kaunas Town Hall were arranged to honour various rulers and are connected with the beginning of the state celebrations. On 3rd August 1752, the first Kaunas Town Hall illumination was arranged and were dedicated to August III,...

The clock of Kaunas Town Hall (Survived)

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

It is not known whether Kaunas Town Hall contained its clock before the reconstruction which took place in the 8th decade of the 18th century. During the reconstruction of the Town Hall, the magistrate decided to purchase the clock for the nearly...

Kaunas Town Hall reconstruction in 1771-1780 (Survived)

Adresas Kauno m. sav., Kauno m., Rotušės a. 15

Built in the 16th century, the Town Hall suffered damage in the fire of 1732, its walls and roof started to decay and thus by the middle of 18th century the Town Hall was in constant need of repair. Lacking funds, the attempts to renovate the Town...