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| New Town Hall in 1900 |
The present Town Hall is probably the sixth town hall of the city's history. The first two were probably in the new town in the hop market and in the Archbishop's old town on the old fish market.
After the old Hamburg City Hall was the consolation bridge the great fire fell from 1842 to the victim was, as the site of the new Town Council selected a seat at the small lake, on the back of the new exchange, which is the only building in the area could fire rescued was. The realization of the construction took 43 years but declined from the first competition in 1854 draft (43 designs) and 1876 (128 designs) on the final adoption of 1884 to the completion 1897th
The Hamburg City Hall is one of the few fully-preserved examples of historicism in Germany. The three-winged granite and sandstone building has a 111 meter wide front with a 112 meter high central tower. The roof is copper covered. The outstanding combination of Italian and North German Renaissance elements produced at the front a harmonious overall effect.
are on the City Hall side of the market between the window niches twenty kings and emperors of old German Empire, from Charlemagne, Francis II. About the monarch on the middle tower crowned by representations of the civic virtues, wisdom, unity, courage and piety. It is no accident that the bourgeois virtues are arranged on the emperors. Their position symbolizes the freedom of the city of Hamburg to the Crown, since Hamburg was not an imperial city, but a Hanseatic city. Above the main entrance is also a mosaic that represents the Hamburg Nationalallegorie Hammonia. The foundation of the city hall is established on the basis of soil texture on over 4000 oak posts.
After the old Hamburg City Hall was the consolation bridge the great fire fell from 1842 to the victim was, as the site of the new Town Council selected a seat at the small lake, on the back of the new exchange, which is the only building in the area could fire rescued was. The realization of the construction took 43 years but declined from the first competition in 1854 draft (43 designs) and 1876 (128 designs) on the final adoption of 1884 to the completion 1897th
The Hamburg City Hall is one of the few fully-preserved examples of historicism in Germany. The three-winged granite and sandstone building has a 111 meter wide front with a 112 meter high central tower. The roof is copper covered. The outstanding combination of Italian and North German Renaissance elements produced at the front a harmonious overall effect.
are on the City Hall side of the market between the window niches twenty kings and emperors of old German Empire, from Charlemagne, Francis II. About the monarch on the middle tower crowned by representations of the civic virtues, wisdom, unity, courage and piety. It is no accident that the bourgeois virtues are arranged on the emperors. Their position symbolizes the freedom of the city of Hamburg to the Crown, since Hamburg was not an imperial city, but a Hanseatic city. Above the main entrance is also a mosaic that represents the Hamburg Nationalallegorie Hammonia. The foundation of the city hall is established on the basis of soil texture on over 4000 oak posts.
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Location: Hamburg
Area: Hamburg
Old Zip code: W-2000
New Postal Code: 20000
Description: New Town Hall
Status: Un-running
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