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Old Town Hall, Oldenburg

Old Town Hall, Oldenburg

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Old Town Hall, Oldenburg

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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Cooli 🆒77🦀

April 28, 2024

The current town hall has stood 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 traditional construction methods, this building is triangular. There were two previous buildings before it. By 1635, the Gothic town hall, built in 1355, had become too dilapidated. 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 city council finally voted almost unanimously to build a new town hall. The question of the location led to years of discussion, as 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 on the same site on the triangular lot on the market square. The Berlin architectural firm Holst and Zaar was awarded the contract for the construction, as their design best suited the triangular site. This resulted in the current building, featuring Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance stylistic elements. The town hall is still the seat of the mayor today.

Glockenspiel
Oldenburg has had a carillon since its city charter 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
The elaborate mural with coats of arms and floral motifs was created in 24 days in 1887 by the painter Friedrich Wilhelm Adels and his son Heinrich. This work of art was painted over at an unknown time. In 2005, a complete restoration of the hall and the reconstruction of the historic murals became possible. Since then, the Great Assembly Hall in the Old Town Hall has once again been presented in the former glory of its murals (Source: bremenkultur.de/kultur/oldenburg/sehenswuerdigkeiten/rathaus.html)

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Horst

February 12, 2024

The Renaissance town hall, built in 1635 – the left part was even older – stood on Oldenburg's market square for almost 250 years. Starting in the 1870s, the city of Oldenburg began to transform its face. Between 1870 and 1910, two-thirds of all buildings in Oldenburg, including commercial buildings and public facilities, were newly built. Population growth led to an expansion of municipal responsibilities. To manage these, more space was needed, and parts of the municipal administration had to be relocated 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 years. The location of the new town hall, in particular, sparked heated discussions. City architect Georg Osthoff proposed four possible locations: 1. The market square with a triangular structure on the old site; 2. The market square with a rectangle between St. Lamberti Church and Weber (then the site of textile processing); 3. A town hall on the western side of the market square, today's Lambertihof; 4. A town hall on the Dobben, today's Cäcilienplatz. By a narrow majority, the council opted for the old square – thus, the demolition of the old building was a done deal. On November 1, 1885, the city council moved into a building on Cäcilienplatz as temporary accommodation.

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 renewed discussion about the location of the new town hall was initiated. A citizens' initiative against the construction of the town hall on the market square was signed by 1,619 of the 2,312 eligible Oldenburg citizens. The council narrowly rejected the citizens' petition – by nine votes to eight – and the new town hall was built on the triangular site on the market square. The Berlin architectural firm Holst and Zaar was awarded the contract for the construction, as their design best suited the triangular site.

In the presence of the Grand Duke, the foundation stone for the new town hall was laid on May 28, 1886. Several documents and building deeds were placed in the foundation stone, which is located across the small Kirchstraße. Among them is a note from the then city architect F. Noack, in which he reports on a small, spontaneous farewell celebration in "a quiet hour with a glass of wine, saying goodbye to the old, venerable rooms of this cellar" (in the old town hall).

One year later, the topping-out ceremony took place, and on January 26 and 27, 1888, the new town hall was presented to the citizens of Oldenburg with an "open house." On January 28, the magistrate and city council moved into the new town hall. But just two decades later, this town hall no longer met the increased municipal requirements and had to be supplemented by additional rented buildings.

oldenburg.de/startseite/tourist/zeitgeschichte/oldenburger-rathaeuser/altes-rathaus.html

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Jörg

September 4, 2024

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

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