Administrative Palace With Christmas Street Decorations - Arad. Arad County, Romania Stock Photo

Arad. Arad county, Romania - The building is one of the significant works of eclectic architecture in Arad. The regular facades are rhythmic and decorated with classicist elements, and the central part of the main façade has rich neo-renaissance references. The style of the building combines Flemish Neo-Renaissance with the style of the late medieval town halls. The plan of the building is in the shape of a `U`, with a central tower 54 m high and the clock in the tower, brought from Switzerland in 1878, has a mechanism that at a fixed time sings Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven. The building is declared a historical monument