Paderborn town hall
The historic town hall of Paderborn is one of the landmarks of the city of Paderborn along with the High Cathedral . It was built between 1613 and 1620 by Hermann Baumhauer as an outstanding example of the Weser Renaissance on behalf of Prince-Bishop Dietrich , including a previous building from 1473. The building shows the principles of the Renaissance in Germany particularly succinctly: clear disposition of the components, emphasis on the surface, linear, sharp windows that act as individual elements and are not included in a large overall movement, as was later in the Baroque. Even the Italian models from Florence are clearly visible in the design of the ground floor arcades.
The building was changed in 1870–1878, almost completely destroyed in the Second World War in 1945 and rebuilt in 1947–1958. Today the Paderborn City Council meets in the building. The city's registry office is also located in the historic town hall. The town hall took 5th place in the ZDF competition “ Our best - Germans ' favorite places ”.
See also
literature
- Otto Gaul, Anton Henze, Fried Mühlberg , Fritz Stich: Reclam's Art Guide Germany, Bd. 3, North Rhine-Westphalia (art monuments and museums) . Stuttgart 1982.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 2.2 " N , 8 ° 45 ′ 14.6" E