Old Town Hall, Munich

The Old Town Hall (German Altes Rathaus), until 1874 the domicile of the municipality, serves today as a building for the city council in Munich. The Old Town Hall bounds the central square Marienplatz on its east side.

The building, documented for the first time in 1310, had its Grand Hall (Großer Saal) constructed in 1392/1394. The former Talburg Gate (Talburgtor) of the first city wall serves as spire. The Old Town Hall was re-designed in late-gothic style by Jörg von Halsbach 1470-1480. The Grand Hall was decorated by the Morris dancers, created by Erasmus Grasser. After alterations of the facade during the Renaissance the building was restored in neo-gothic style 1861-1864. In 1874 the municipality moved to the New Town Hall.

For the passage of increased road traffic the Old Town Hall was tunneled in 1877 and 1934. During World War II the building was severely damaged and the spire was reconstructed in 1971-1974.

The Grand Hall was the venue for the speech of Joseph Goebbels on November 9th, 1938 which is known as the prelude for the Kristallnacht.

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Tom
29 January 2016
Watch the facade closely, you will discover some pretty awesome creatures!
Nicole Mills
1 December 2023
Beautiful 14th Century Gothic style building, now housing a toy museum & council offices. Tours available.
G I
21 September 2015
Way more interesting than Prague's Astronomic clock.
Carl Griffin
31 December 2015
Site of Goebbels hate filled speech in 1938 that launched the Kristallnacht pogroms.
Brett Vincent
11 October 2010
Have the Goulash or the Sausage mix! the Mustards are great as well!
J. A
1 April 2011
Das Glockenspiel ist wunderschön und der Auflauf auf dem Marienplatz echt heftig.
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