In 1868, the leadership of the city decided to build the City Hall and the Theatre. Thus, in 1872 was started and completed in 1874. It is a neoclassical building with three levels, the main hall had a capacity of 1200 seats.
At the opening festivity Franz Jozef, the Emperor of the Austro Hungarian Empire also attended.
After seven years a fire destroyed the building. The rebuilding was made by Halmay Andor, and know the main hall has 562 seats and in 1959 after another fire the building was completely restored. The gable on the main façade was decorated with a bas-relief.
In 1967 inside the theater there was arranged a small show hall, known by the people as the “Studio” hall.
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