Oldenburg Old Town Hall

The current town hall has been located in the city center on Rathausmarkt since 1888. It is still the seat of the mayor today. The special thing about the town hall, built in 1886, is its shape. Contrary to the traditional construction method, this building is a triangular building. There were already two previous buildings. By 1635, the Gothic town hall, built in 1355, had become too dilapidated. The regent Count Anton Günther had a Renaissance town hall built in its place. In the 19th century, the town grew and the town hall became too small for the municipal administration. In 1883, the town council finally voted almost unanimously to build a new town hall. The question of the location led to years of discussion, because after the demolition of the old town hall, the citizens were very enthusiastic about the new, spacious space. By a narrow majority, the council then decided to build a new building in the same place on the triangular building site on the market square. The Berlin architectural firm Holst and Zaar was awarded the contract for the building, as their design best suited the triangular building site. This is how the current building was created, with elements of the neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance style. The town hall is still the seat of the mayor today.Carillon
Oldenburg has had a carillon since the town hall's anniversary in 1995. It is located on the pointed side of the town hall and plays the Oldenburg anthem and seasonal melodies several times a day. The carillon can be heard four times a day: at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.The town hall hall
The elaborate wall painting with coats of arms and floral motifs was created in 1887 by the painter Friedrich Wilhelm Adels and his son Heinrich in 24 days. This work of art was painted over at an unspecified time. In 2005, a complete restoration of the hall and the reconstruction of the historical wall paintings became possible. Since then, the Great Meeting Room in the Old Town Hall has been able to present itself again in the former glory of its wall paintings (Source: bremenkultur.de/kultur/oldenburg/sehenswuerdigkeiten/rathaus.html)

The Renaissance town hall, built in 1635 - the left part was even older - stood on the Oldenburg market square for almost 250 years. From the 1870s onwards, the city of Oldenburg began to change its face. Between 1870 and 1910, two thirds of all houses in Oldenburg, including commercial buildings and public facilities, were newly built. The increase in population led to an expansion of the municipal areas of responsibility. To deal with this, more space was needed and parts of the city's administration had to be outsourced from the town hall.Finally, in 1883, the city council voted almost unanimously to build a new town hall. This began a debate that lasted for years. In particular, the question of the location of the new town hall sparked heated discussions. City architect Georg Osthoff presented four possible locations: 1. The market square with a triangular building on the old site; 2. The market square with a rectangle between Lambertikirche and Weber (then textile processing site); 3. A town hall on the western front of the market square, today's Lambertihof; 4. A town hall on Dobben, today's Cäcilienplatz. With a narrow majority, the council decided in favor of the old place - so the demolition of the old building was a done deal. On November 1, 1885, the city council moved into a building on Cäcilienplatz as alternative quarters.In January 1886 the old town hall on the market square was demolished. Many citizens were so enthusiastic about the new, spacious space that a discussion about the location of the new town hall started again. A citizens' initiative against the construction of the town hall on the market was signed by at least 1,619 of the 2,312 citizens of Oldenburg who were entitled to vote. The council narrowly rejected the citizens' proposal - with nine votes to eight - and the new town hall was built on the triangular building site on the market square. The Berlin architects Holst and Zaar were awarded the contract for the building, and their design best suited the triangular building site.
The foundation stone for the new town hall was laid on May 28, 1886 in the presence of the Grand Duke. Some documents and building documents were placed in the foundation stone, which is located opposite the small church street. Among them there is also a note from the then city architect F. Noack, in which he reports on a small, spontaneous farewell party in “a quiet hour with a glass of wine to say goodbye to the old, venerable rooms of this cellar” (in the old town hall).
A year later the topping-out ceremony took place and on January 26th and 27th, 1888 the new town hall was presented to the people of Oldenburg with an “open day”. On January 28th, the magistrate and city council moved into the new town hall. But just two decades later, this town hall no longer corresponded to the increased municipal tasks and had to be supplemented by additional rented buildings.oldenburg.de/startseite/tourist/zeitgeschichte/oldenburger-rathaeuser/altes-rathaus.html

Old town hall on the town hall market, right next to the Great Church, there are many restaurants here