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Revision as of 01:22, 9 February 2009
The Old Town Hall (German: Altes Rathaus), until 1874 the domicile of the municipality, serves today as a building for the representation of 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 famous Grand Hall (Großer Saal) already 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 the increased road traffic the Old Town Hall was tunneled in 1877 and 1934. During World War II the building was severely damaged, the spire was even reconstructed only 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.