To the east of Guben’s main church is the town’s for­mer town hall. Guben received the right to build a town hall back in the thir­teenth cen­tury, a vis­i­ble sign of an inde­pen­dent com­mu­nity. The town hall was built in 1502 from the remains of its Gothic pre­de­ces­sor build­ing, and around 1672 it was rebuilt in a late-Renais­sance style. This is when the gables were intro­duced, still a part of the build­ing today. The Sec­ond World War did not spare the town hall, and the build­ing was severely dam­aged: rebuild­ing it took almost 10 years. Since 1986 it has been home to the town and com­mu­nity library, as well as Gubin’s cul­tural cen­tre with an event room. A restau­rant was opened on the ground floor of the build­ing back in 1924 at the wishes of many towns­peo­ple. The restau­rant in the cel­lar once again invites guests to enjoy regional Pol­ish cui­sine in its vaulted rooms.