the entrance of the City Hall building in Subotica
In most case our appreciation for Art Nouveau architecture stops at the outside, because most buildings are private, or companies that not necessarily encourage you sneaking inside. Occasionally, we do manage to get inside some of those buildings, invariably somewhat illegally, I think, and in doing so we get a glimpse of what Art Nouveau looks like, inside – but always a little uncomfortable, because we already anticipate being thrown out as soon as we are being caught.
So when we learned that the City Hall in Subotica, a truly extravagant Art Nouveau/Secessionist building, organised a tour of the inside, every day at noon, we jumped on the opportunity. And were not disappointed.
Some of the pictures, below.
a stained galss window in the lobby, with an image of the building itself!
tiles representing the various crafts
and the various agricultural products of the area
early 20th C heating
delicately decorated in great detail
the balcony in the main meeting hall
the meeting hall, a place for people to listen…
stained glass behind the chairs for the officials, in the same meeting hall; the ones in the centre are Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Maria Theresa
the corridors where the municipal service windows are
and the seats, for you to await your tutn
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