This text can be read all around the town hall below the attic:[9]
“AFTER THE BIRTH OF CHRIST OUR LORD IN THE MIDDLVI YEAR, UNDER THE REIGN OF THE MOST SEVERAL AND HIGH-BORN PRINCE AND LORD AUGUSTI, DUCHESS OF SAXONY OF THE HOLY EMPIRE, ARCH-MARSAL AND ELECTOR LANDGRAF OF THE HOLY ROME, MARGRAND OF MEISSEN AND BURGRAF OF MAGDEBURG ETC., THE BUILDING OF THIS HOUSE WAS BEGUN IN THE MONTH OF MARTH FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE COMMON BENEFIT OF THIS TOWN AND WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER. TO THE LORD ALONE BE THE HONOR, FOR WHERE THE LORD DOES NOT BUILD THE CITY, THEY WORK IN VAIN WHERE THE LORD DOES NOT GUARD THE CITY, THE WATCHMAN KEEPS AWARE IN VAIN THE LORD'S NAME BE GIVEN FOREVER AMEN BY CHURCH. JOHN. GEORG II. HIGHLY LOVELY GOVERNMENT RENOVATED MDCLXXII."
This inscription was painted in 1672 and later, during the renovation at the beginning of the 20th century, refined by using brass letters.[10]
The inscription highlights the extremely short construction period from March to November 1556 and praises God. As Rudolf Skoda writes, the house had to be built in the short time between two masses. The interior work was done afterwards and required considerably more time
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