- Rotes Rathaus
The Rotes Rathaus ( _de. Red Town Hall) is the town hall of
Berlin , located on Rathausstraße in the borough ofBerlin-Mitte . It is the home to the governing mayor and the government of the Federal state of Berlin. The name of the landmark building dates from the facade design with red clinker bricks.The town hall was built between 1861 and 1869 in the style of the north Italian High
Renaissance byHermann Friedrich Waesemann . The architecture of the tower is reminiscent of the cathedral's tower ofLaon inFrance . It replaced more, partial buildings dating from theMiddle Ages by a whole street block.The building was heavily damaged by Allied bombing in
World War II . Located in the Soviet sector, it served as the town hall ofEast Berlin after its reconstruction during the 1950s to the original plans, while theRathaus Schöneberg was domicile of theWest Berlin Senate. AfterGerman reunification the administration of unified Berlin officially moved in 1991.External links
* [http://www.citymayors.com/cityhalls/berlin_cityhall.html CityMayors feature]
* [http://www.panorama-cities.net/berlin/red_town_hall.html Red Town Hall 360° Panorama]
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