![]() ![]() At the time, right after its construction, it was the seat of the town administration, magistrate court and custody. The building standing here today was built in 1979. The place was chosen purposeful, not far from the route connecting today’s Mickiewicza and Zbąszyńska streets. The first seat of the town administration was build here around 1806. Located in the centre of Niepodległości Square, the City Hall is the third building of the town administration found on this spot. In May 2012 the gigantic basket underwent thorough conservatory works which consisted of exchanging the destroyed wicker with the new one. Due to the application of various species of leaf trees and bushes, as well as conifers characterised by different vegetation periods, the inside of the basket is evergreen. The bushes planted in it in 2000 flourished. For its construction 12 tons of wicker and 11 tons of metal pipes were used. The current gigantic basket is now 19.80 m long, 9.53 m wide and 8.98 m high. In August 2006 the same team wove a new, even larger object. With time the necessity of building a new basket emerged, because the old one did not stand against the elements. The interior of the basket was planted with various species of trees and shrubs, creating a peculiar form of planter. With its impressive proportions – 17.29 m long, 9.46 m wide, and 7.71 m high it was awarded with an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. 8 tons of wicker were used for its construction. The work began on 28 September at 12:00 and finished on 30 September at 7:00 p.m. It was made in a record time, after 55 hours of continuous work. Basket 2000 was joint work of fifty basket makers, representing 15 basketry companies. ![]() The works were supervised by a basket maker from Nowy Tomyśl, Mr. Maria Gawron, an artist from the Nowy Tomyśl Culture Centre, and the design was developed by a Poznań artist, Mr. ![]() The first basket was made in the year 2000 to celebrate the turn of the millennium. It has a shape of the emblem of Nowy Tomyśl, namely of a boat, and with the material it is made of, it refers to the several century long tradition of wicker cultivation and basketry. The gigantic basket is one of the most recognizable contemporary symbols of the town. ![]()
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