Rotes Rathaus
| Rotes Rathaus | |
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 Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall) of Berlin | |
  Location within Central Berlin | |
| General information | |
| Type | City hall |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Location | Berlin,Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°31′07″N13°24′30″E/ 52.51861°N 13.40833°E |
| Construction started | 1861 |
| Completed | 1869 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hermann Friedrich Waesemann |
TheRotes Rathaus(German:[ˈʁoːtəsˈʁaːtˌhaʊs],Red City Hall) is the town hall ofBerlin,Germany, located in theMittedistrict on Rathausstraße nearAlexanderplatz.It is the home to thegoverning mayorand the government (theSenate of Berlin) of thestateof Berlin. The name of the landmark building dates from the façade design with redclinker bricks.
History
[edit]TheRathauswas built between 1861 and 1869 in the style of theNorthern ItalyHighRenaissancebyHermann Friedrich Waesemann.It was modelled on the Old Town Hall of Thorn (todayToruń,Poland), while the architecture of the tower is reminiscent of the cathedral tower ofNotre-Dame de LaoninFrance.It replaced several individual buildings dating from theMiddle Agesand now occupies an entire city block.
The building was heavily damaged byAllied bombing in World War IIand rebuilt to the original plans between 1951 and 1956. TheNeues Stadthaus,which survived the bombing and had formerly been the head office of Berlin's municipal fire insuranceFeuersozietätin Parochialstraße served as the temporary city hall for the post-war city government for all the sectors of Berlin until September 1948. Following that time, it housed only those of the Soviet sector. The reconstructed Rotes Rathaus, then located in the Soviet sector, served as the town hall ofEast Berlin,while theRathaus Schönebergwas the town hall ofWest Berlin."Rotes Rathaus" ( "red city hall" ) was also used figuratively to designate the socialist government of East Berlin, theMagistrat.AfterGerman reunification,the administration of reunified Berlin officially moved into the Rotes Rathaus on 1 October 1991.
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Tower and clock of Rotes Rathaus -
Rotes Rathaus at night -
Seen from theFernsehturm -
Rotes Rathaus andNeptunbrunnen -
Entrance hall of the Rathaus -
Toruńtown hall, inspiration for the Rotes Rathaus
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