The Suceava Administrative Palace (Romanian: Palatul administrativ din Suceava, German: Verwaltungs palast in Suczawa) is a civic and historical building located at number 36 Ștefan cel Mare Street in Suceava (German: Suczawa), the seat town of Suceava County situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania.
Designed by Austrian architect Peter Paul Brang,[1] the building features a Baroque Revival style and dates to 1903–1904, when the town was part of the Duchy of Bukovina (German: Herzogtum Bukowina/Buchenland). Initially used as a town hall, it now houses the prefecture and the Suceava County Council. It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]
The building caught fire in 2021, causing serious damage.[2] Subsequently, beginning in 2022, the Administrative Palace in Suceava has been undergoing rehabilitation/reconstruction works and its roof is still being renovated (as of March 2023). The renovation works will most likely finish at a later point in 2023.
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Dated black and white photograph of the Administrative Palace at the round of the 20th century, when Suceava was still under imperial Austrian administration -
The Administrative Palace in 2009 -
Detail of the tower of the tower of the Administrative Palace -
The Administrative Palace in Suceava in 2013 -
The Administrative Palace after the fire which swept its roof from March 2021 (photographed here in April 2021) -
The Administrative Palace undergoing renovation (during early January 2023)
Notes
edit- ^ (in Romanian) Sandrinio Neagu, “Incendiu puternic la acoperișul Palatului Administrativ din Suceava”, Monitorul de Suceava, March 7, 2021
- ^ a b (in Romanian) Tiberiu Bujdei, Bogdan Groșereanu, “Incendiu de proporții la Suceava”, Libertatea, March 6, 2021
