History of the Black Eagle building in brief
From the preserved sources, we know practically everything most important about the history of the Black Eagle building. In the past, the whole complex of buildings extending between the current Main Street and Slovenská Street was named the Black Eagle, the original basis of which was a two-storey burgher house. Written records document that this house with a spacious courtyard was purchased by the town in 1561 from the original owner, Tomáš Cascher, in order to reconstruct it into a representative accommodation and catering facility for wealthy visitors and guests of the town. The inn was also used for gatherings of townspeople on various occasions. In 1602, a stable for 28 horses was added to it, which was very advantageous for passengers passing through the city. Among the numerous guests, we can mention the infamous Russian duke MI Kutuzov, one of the victors over Napoleon, or the equally outstanding general Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov, a commander who has not suffered a single defeat during his extremely active career.
Although Martin Zvolenský drew up plans to build a universal cultural building for theater and dance and balls as early as 1829, the Black Eagle building itself, as we know it today, was built in the back of the inn in the 1840s. as an exhibition building of the city redoubt with a beautiful social hall, but according to other projects. Another, newer face was given to the building after the gradual reconstruction and alterations of the entire Black Eagle complex during the final 30 years of the 19th century, creating the cultural and social center of the city, which housed the city redoubt, theater and luxury hotel with restaurant and cafe. prominent visits to the Saris metropolis. The Széchényi Circle in Prešov was based in the redoubt. After the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918, the Hungarian inscription Fekete sas was removed from the building and replaced by the Slovak translation Black Eagle.
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