The yellow neo-Baroque monument on the west flank of Széchenyi Square is the third city hall to stand at this site.
The last version was badly damaged in the flood of 1879, and the architects Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos conceived an additional floor and the now iconic central spire.
From the outside you can also see the Bridge of Sighs, a Venice-inspired covered crossing linking the City Hall to the council building next door.
