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335: 326: 317: 141: 25: 398: 262:. During the 1980s, new municipal offices were opened alongside the building. Even after municipal government changes in 2000 and its 2011 reclassification, the local government has continued to use the town hall. 288:
structure. The city hall has a large room, the council meeting room, behind its eastern entrance. The entrance on President Brand Street is designed symmetrically with two towers. Pillars give the east entrance
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which houses the local city council. The building was completed in 1936 and burned by protestors in 2017.
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held at the building earlier in the day. The municipal archives in the building were lost in the fire.
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Construction work started in 1934 and was completed in 1936. The building was designed by architect
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On June 21, 2017, vandals set the building on fire. The fire was lit during a protest by the
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elements. Over the symmetrical entrance hang signs indicating
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The city hall lies on President Brand Street next to the
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