Salzburg City Hall

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Town hall with tower

The Salzburg City Hall dates from the 14th century. It is a patrician house with a rococo facade and a small tower. It is a listed building.

history

In 1407 the city of Salzburg acquired the area of ​​today's town hall from the Keuzl patrician family with the so-called Keuzl tower from the 12th century. The square tower was part of the first city wall, but had already lost its defensive function. The construction of the hexagonal structure with a belfry , like a bell, dates from the 14th century.

The town hall was expanded from 1510 to 1523. Today's appearance is largely due to the complete renovation in 1616/18 under Mayor Kaspar Haan . Between 1772 and 1775, the town hall received its present Rococo facade. Images of justice in the meeting room by Paul Troger (1749). Until 1947 the town hall remained the seat of the mayor. Today the ground floor is used by shops, the other floors by municipal departments.

Refurbishment 2011/2012

In the years 2011 to 2012 the building was completely renovated under the direction of the architects Max Rieder and Erich Wagner with construction costs of 3.6 million euros.

Rieder and Wagner received first prize for their design in the 2010 invited competition. A light-flooded entrance was created for the municipal council by means of expansion, exposure and opening. The main elements of the concept are the open staircase sculpture, the roof atrium and the open passage to the Salzach, the flooring of which refers to the historically used Salzach pebbles.

architecture

In addition to fundamental renovations and ensuring accessibility , a passage between Rudolfskai, Kranzlmarkt and Getreidegasse was created, the center of which is a glass roofed inner courtyard with an expressively designed staircase sculpture. A particular challenge was the combination of contemporary architecture and listed, historical buildings in the middle of the protection zone of Salzburg's old town. Among other things, Salzburg's oldest paved floor, dating from the 12th century, was exposed in the basement. In 1407 the building was acquired by the municipality and then completely rebuilt under Archbishop Markus Sittikus from 1616 to 1618; today's rococo facade was built in 1772. The most famous part of the building is the portico of the town hall: a two-aisled and five-bay hall with flat groin vaults on Tuscan columns and pilasters.

Web links

Commons : Rathaus Salzburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Salzburg - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 27, 2014 (PDF).
  2. ↑ Salzburg City Hall, renovation and renovation . In: architektur im netz , nextroom.at.
  3. ↑ Michael Hierner : Austria's sloping staircase. June 1, 2014, accessed February 4, 2015 .
  4. ↑ www.salzburg.com

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 1.1 ″  N , 13 ° 2 ′ 40.9 ″  E