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Line 32: '''Juliusz Heinzl Palace''', which houses the '''Łódź City Hall''', is a [[palace]] of Juliusz Heinzl, located at 104 [[Piotrkowska Street]] in Łódź. == History == It is the first of the three residences of Heinzel, its construction was completed in 1882 by [[Hilary Majewski]] and Otto Gehlig.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rynkowska |first=Anna |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/924672955 |title=Ulica Piotrkowska |date=2015 |publisher=MyDesign |isbn=978-83-939822-4-0 |location=Łódź |oclc=924672955}}</ref> The palace was situated next to a [[Wool|wool products factory]], in the street's regulatory line, right in front of the factory buildings, extending deep into the property. It was built in [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclectic]] style with predominance of elements referring to the [[Berlin]] Renaissance. The palace consisted of a three-storey main body and lower side wings, and two pavilions ended with towers, separated from the palace by a decorative grating. Over the years, it has undergone modifications and reconstructions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pałac Heinzla |url=https://lodz.travel/co-zobaczyc/ulica-piotrkowska/palac-heinzla/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Turystyczny Portal Łodzi |language=pl}}</ref> The first floor of the front facade of the main body is decorated with symmetrically placed bay windows on the sides, decorated with a [[baluster]] railing. Below the cordon [[cornice]] there is a [[frieze]] with [[Cartouche (design)|cartouche]]-shaped panels and emblems of industry and trade. The [[façade]] is crowned with a sculptural figural composition, depicting allegories of Freedom, Industry, and Trade.<ref name=":0" /> === Juliusz Heinzl === The Heinzel family probably came to Łódź from Czechia or [[Lower Silesia]] in the 1830s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Skrzydło |first=Leszek |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45174217 |title=Rody fabrykanckie |date=[199-?] |publisher=Oficyna Bibliofilów |isbn=83-87522-23-6 |edition=Wyd. 2 |location=Łódź |oclc=45174217}}</ref> In 1864 Heinzel established his own mechanical weaving mill for woolen goods. Within a few years (around 1874) he became the king of wool, having the largest production complex in the [[Congress Poland|Kingdom of Poland]] producing woolen and semi-woolen products.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyborcza.pl |url=https://lodz.wyborcza.pl/lodz/7,35136,1388174.html?disableRedirects=true |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=lodz.wyborcza.pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsay |first=William |date=1898-10 |title=Ueber die neuerdings entdeckten Gase und ihre Beziehung zum periodischen Gesetz |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cber.18980310393 |journal=Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=3111–3121 |doi=10.1002/cber.18980310393 |issn=0365-9496}}</ref> == Modern use == In the 21st century, the palace, integrated with factory buildings, was converted into offices, serves as the seat of the [[Łódź Voivodeship|Provincial Office]] and the City of Łódź.<ref name=":1" /> From July 29, 1998, the [[Hejnal|bugle cal]]<nowiki/>l of Łódź is played every day from the balcony of the palace at noon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hejnał |url=https://uml.lodz.pl/dla-mieszkancow/o-miescie/herb-logo-i-symbole-lodzi/hejnal-miasta-przasniczka/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Urząd Miasta Łodzi |language=pl}}</ref> | |||