Dume former municipal building . Monument of architecture and history of national importance . At the end of the nineteenth century mayor , K. Schmidt submitted a new headquarters building initiative for municipal Duma , the place of fire depot . The design was entrusted to the then city architect Metrophanes Elladi . His aid was invited A. I. Bernardazzi . The building's architecture is eclectic spirit in the Italian Renaissance architecture . Duma seat construction was finished in 1902. During the Second World War, the building was heavily damaged , was rebuilt after the war after photos of the building, the architect responsible for the city at this time R. Kurtz . Source: Wikimapia