The Art Nouveau building of the Regional Court in Banská Bystrica, also known as Sedria, is a national cultural monument from the end of the 19th century and part of the Municipal Monument Reserve. It was built in 1896 during the construction boom on Skuteckého street and from the beginning it was designed as an important court building with a prison. It came into use at the end of 1898. Among the most significant rarities of the building is the main courtroom, which has retained its vaulted architecture with an ornate ceiling since its construction, and also the clock tower. The clock, which was the pride of the courthouse for decades, was built by master Michal Stollman from Špania Dolina. He came from a famous blacksmith family and his brother was Professor Andrej Stollmann. During the Second World War, the Slovak National Assembly Commission for Justice and the Czechoslovak Military Court were located here. In 2006, Sedria underwent an extensive renovation, during which all interiors, wiring and elevators were modernized during five years of work. As an official building, it has wheelchair access. They also expanded its spatial capacity with spaces in the attic. They are illuminated by architecturally more modern dormers. After the reconstruction, all sections of the regional court, which were previously located at different addresses, moved into the building.
At the end of the 19th century, Skuteckého Street was designated for the construction of official and representative buildings. Originally, in its location there was a renovated Gothic church of St. Ducha and the church cemetery. Gradually, in addition to the secession court, the police station, the boys' school, the Higher Vocational School, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other buildings, including several burghers' houses, were built on the street. It is interesting that its permanent residents were forced to change the street on their documents several times for official reasons. For the nearby barracks (Kasárne), the street was called Kasárenská in the past, since 1896 maps listed it as Deák Ferencz utca, and after the creation of Czechoslovakia, it got rid of its Hungarian name with the newer name Súdobná. During the Slovak state, it was quickly renamed to Hitler Street, while immediately after the war it became Stalinova Street, for a while it bore the other name of Defenders of Peace Street. In terms of architecture and significance, it is a representative street and the pride of the city to this day.
The author of the proposal is Michal Ďurica - a self-taught draftsman. He was inclined towards drawing already in his childhood, but he did not get to study the subject. As part of his Čarbanice.art project, he primarily devotes himself to drawing architecturally interesting structures, buildings and churches. In his work, he mainly uses very thin markers and pencils. He creates for his own pleasure, also to order. His drawings have their owners in different countries of the world.
Euro Souvenir BANSKÁ BYSTRICA
Quantity: 5,000 pcs
Price: €3
Sale date: 4/28/2022 from 8:30 a.m
Place of sale: sales space in the leaning clock tower, SNP square, Banská Bystrica
The sale will continue for the following days: Information centre Banská Bystrica, Námestie SNP 1 (historic town hall building), Banská Bystrica
