The original town hall of Pozna?, built shortly after the founding of the city in the late 13th century, was seriously damaged by fire in 1536. Repair work was carried out in 1540–1542, particularly to the tower, but it remained unsafe. Therefore, in 1550 the city council commissioned Giovanni Battista di Quadro to carry out a major rebuilding of it. Ten years later, in 1560, the building stood finished. Di Quadro had extended it and made it into a late renaissance, or mannerist style building. The town hall would not be left alone after this though. In 1675 the tower and clock were destroyed by lightning, and in 1725 the top of the tower was destroyed by a hurricane. In 1781-1784 the building was renovated again and obtained the basic form which it presents today.
