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.
Gallery
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
- ↑ (in Romanian) Sandrinio Neagu, “Incendiu puternic la acoperișul Palatului Administrativ din Suceava”, Monitorul de Suceava, March 7, 2021
- 1 2 (in Romanian) Tiberiu Bujdei, Bogdan Groșereanu, “Incendiu de proporții la Suceava”, Libertatea, March 6, 2021
