During the Great Northern War the town was completely burned down by the Russians several times, but after the peace in 1721 a new town hall was built at the north end of the Town Hall Square.
Za vrijeme Velikog sjevernog rata Rusi su nekoliko puta spalili u potpunosti grad, ali nakon mirovnog sporazuma 1721. izgrađena je nova gradska vijećnica na sjevernom kraju Vijećničkog trga.