Rotes Rathaus Berlin building: Red Town Hall

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Rotes Rathaus Berlin Architecture

Berlin Town Hall, Germany – historic architectural design by architect Hermann Friedrich Waesemann

post updated 20 Mar 2020 ; 5 Sep 2009

Location: Red Town Hall, Rathausstraße, Mitte – near Alexanderplatz

Date built: 1861-69

Design: Hermann Friedrich Waesemann

Rotes Rathaus Berlin Building: Red Town Hall
photo © Adrian Welch

Location: east of the River Spree, just southwest of Alexanderplatz

Style: Italian High Renaissance

Rotes Rathaus

Rotes Rathaus
photo © Adrian Welch

The Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall) is the town hall of Berlin, located in the Mitte district on Rathausstraße near Alexanderplatz. It is the home to the governing mayor and the government (the Senate of Berlin) of the Federal state of Berlin. The name of the landmark building dates from the facade design with red clinker bricks.

Rotes Rathaus Berlin Building - Red Town Hall
photo © Adrian Welch

The Rathaus was built between 1861 and 1869 in the style of the north Italian High Renaissance by Hermann Friedrich Waesemann. It was modelled on the Old Town Hall of Toruń, today Poland, while the architecture of the tower is reminiscent of the cathedral tower of Notre-Dame de Laon in France. It replaced several individual buildings dating from the Middle Ages and now occupies an entire city block.

Red Town Hall Berlin - Rotes Rathaus Building
photo © Adrian Welch

Source: Rotes Rathaus on wikipedia

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Address: Rathausstraße 15, 10178 Berlin, Germany, northern Europe

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