Town Hall Complex

The central Town Hall Complex is so large that it incorporates three internal streets. The main structure took almost two centuries (1327-1504) to complete, and work on the 66m-high tower and decoration continued for another century.

The eastern façade reflects the stages of the town hall's development, split into three distinct elements. The segment to the right, with its austere early-Gothic features, is the oldest, while the delicate carving in the section to the left shows elements of the early Renaissance style. Prisoners' sentences were once read aloud from the little loggia. The central section dates from the 16th century and is topped by an ornamented triangular roof adorned with pinnacles. The astronomical clock, made of larch wood and showing the time and phases of the moon, was built in 1580.

The southern façade, dating from the early 16th century, is the most elaborate, with three projections, a pair of ornate bay windows and carved stone figures. The cellar on this side holds a popular pub-restaurant called Piwnica Świdnicka.The western elevation is the most austere, apart from the early-Baroque portal (1615) leading to the City Dwellers' Art Museum.