Town Hall (Fürth)

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City Hall from the northeast

The Fürth town hall is the symbol of the Middle Franconian city. It is located in the center of Fürth on Königstrasse and is the tallest building in the city center.

It was built from 1840 to 1844 according to plans by Georg Friedrich Christian Bürklein , which Eduard Bürklein claims to have "worked on". Another component followed from 1845 to 1850 with the tower, which was imitated by the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. In 1900/01 the extension was built on Königstrasse (architect: Friedrich von Thiersch), which is now the meeting room.

There were structural changes in 1995 when houses at the rear were demolished for the construction of the underground and a building pit opened up over the years. Since its completion at the end of 1998, the Rathaus underground station has been located directly under the building. Where the four-lane federal road 8 used to run in front of the building is now a bus station.

Illuminated town hall from the north
Town hall from the southeast

During the Michaeliskirchweih in Fürth and on special occasions, the tower is illuminated with lamps. Originally, the lighting was only supposed to stay on the tower for a short time, but the people of Fürth liked it so much that even with the currently tense budget situation, the lighting should not be dispensed with. On special occasions, e.g. B. the open house, there is the possibility to visit the tower. Since November 1, 2007, a carillon has been playing from the tower again ( Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin , bars 8 to 16, melody transposed to C minor , daily at 12:04 p.m.) after the last one was shut down in 1966 due to a defect.

The soccer players of SpVgg Greuther Fürth received a special reception in 1997 after promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga and 2012 to the 1st Bundesliga, when thousands gathered in front of the town hall balcony to cheer the players.

The Fürth crime museum has been located in the basement since 2010 with an exhibition area of ​​200 m².

Web links

Commons : Town Hall of Fürth  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Frank: Who is the architect or builder of the Fürth town hall? - PDF
  2. ↑ Listen online (MP3; 1.0 MB)
  3. ↑ Fürther Nachrichten: Bells as an attraction ( Memento from May 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) . Article dated November 3, 2007
  4. ↑ Alexander Mayer: Glockenspiel on the Fürth town hall . PDF

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 38 "  N , 10 ° 59 ′ 21.7"  E