1499 year was the year of receipt Minsk Magdeburg law exempting residents from feudal obligations, and authority of government officials - instead the town was ruled by the magistrate, the composition of which was determined elected by. Due to the fact that Minsk took the place of Assembly of the magistrate, the question arose about the construction of the town hall. However, the first mention of the town hall appeared only after 83 years after the entry into force of the privilege of self-government.
Minsk city hall was built on the site of the Upper town (now Freedom Square) in 1600. How expensive and advanced was this project can be judged by the presence of a clock on the tower of that time period was great value, and in the town hall kept the standards of weight and volume. In the 16-17 centuries in the town hall regularly held meetings of the magistrate. During the wars of the town hall has been repeatedly destroyed, but the inhabitants of Minsk every time it was restored, though not without compromising its original appearance.
In 1744 the town hall last time you changed your appearance by acquiring the elements of classicism. May 14, 1795, the Russian authorities abolished the Magdeburg law, therefore, is the magistrate of the town hall at various times occupied state organisations such as the court and the police, and later there was the first music school and then the theatre hosted performances of the city's orchestra. In 1851 Nicholas I ordered to demolish the town hall - a symbol of Valledoria and Western traditions.
In 2002-2003 the town hall after a careful study of ancient architectural drawings, materials of archival sources and archaeological excavations was re-erected by the specialists of JSC "Old Mensk" the restoration project of the architect S. Balashova. At the city hall tower which has a height of 32 meters, installed the emblem of the city and at each of its four sides dial diameter 1, 2 meters. The clock tower at the beginning of each hour over 19 seconds to sing a melody of "Song of Minsk, written by the famous Belarusian composer Igor Luchenok.
The current purpose of the town hall is here to arrange receptions guests of honor. I can add description