The Red City Hall in Berlin
The Red City Hall in Berlin is the seat of the government and senate of Berlin.
Explore Berlin's Red City Hall: A Historic Icon in the Heart of the Capital!
The name of the town hall refers to the red bricks that it`s built of. The Neo-renaissance style building has three yard areas and one 74 meter high tower.
The red town hall was built from 1861- 1869.
The Red City Hall is one of Berlin's top 10 attractions.
The Red City Hall in Berlin
Location & Sights nearby
The Red Town Hall is located in the Mitte district, right on Alexanderplatz. The television tower with a height of 368 metres cannot be overlooked. High above you have a wonderful 360° panoramic view. Right at the town hall is the Neptun fountain and if you walk a few meters you are at the world time clock and many shopping centers invite to spend money. From Alexanderplatz you can travel to every corner of the city by public transport. Furthermore, you can reach the Berlin Cathedral from the Red Town Hall after a few minutes' walk. Once at the cathedral, a boat trip on the Spree is worthwhile if the weather is fine. Berlin from the water is especially worth seeing!
Brief history Red City Hall
The second world war did it´s damage also here, so the town hall had to be reconstructed again. Because of the location in the east part of Berlin, the red town hall was the place, where the GDR municipal authorities met. On the west part of Berlin the seat of the municipal authorities was the town hall Schöneberg. From 1991 is the red town hall the united government seat.
There are several noteworthy areas in the building:
The hall of coat of arms: The hall has it´s name because of the collection of the coat of arms from all Berlin areas.
The main banquet hall: The hall is for celebrations and fests and serves today for admissions and ceremonies.
The hall of colums: The 9 meter high hall is the most beautiful hall in the red town hall. The formal library was accommodated to a place for exhibitions and different events.
The following two Halls are located on the third floor. They are called after two post-war politicians: Louise Schröder and Ferdinand Friedensburg. The halls are used for conferences but it is also possible to rent the rooms out. In the corridors there are portrates of honorary citizens of Berlin.
The red town hall is opened from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 18 pm.
Address, Opening Hours …
Address: Rathausstraße, 10178 Berlin
Public transport: S + U Alexanderplatz (S5, S7, S75), U station Klosterstraße (U2), bus: Berlin Rathaus (245, M48, N40, N42, N65, N8), Nikolaiviertel (248, M48, N42), Spandauer Straße / Marienkirche (100, 200, M48, N2, N40, N42, N5, N65, N8, TXL), Tram: Spandauer Straße / Marienkirche (M4, M5, M6), S + U Alexanderplatz (M4, M5, M6 )
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