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Kerkhoffhaus Is a parsonage from the 5th century The Rostock councilman Bartold Kerkhof had the house built around 1470 de.m.wikipedia.org

The walk-in Seagull Fountain was built and inaugurated in 2001. Four bronze sculptures, the gods Neptune, Triton, Nereus and Protheus, were arranged in the four cardinal directions.

This little gem is hidden behind the town hall. The richly decorated, seven-axis stepped gable still bears witness to the fact that a wealthy patrician once had his home here. The mayor of Rostock, Bertold Kerkhoff, had it built in 1470. Today, the Hanseatic city's registry office and the city archives are located here. The city archives contain, among other things, over 3,000 documents, 22,000 pictures and 2,500 linear meters of official records. The most famous piece is probably the Vicke-Schorler roll, an approximately 18m long roll made up of assembled sheets of paper with pen drawings of the city's houses.

The Seagull Fountain by sculptor Waldemar Otto has stood in the northwest corner of the Neuer Markt since 2001. The sculptures of Greek sea gods symbolize the city's proximity to the sea. Rostock residents are sometimes bothered by the gloomy appearance and the naked depiction of the figures, but the fountain has served as a popular meeting place ever since.

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There is also an information board here.

At over 700 years old, it is probably the oldest town hall in Germany built in the Gothic brick style. Between 1270 and 1290 there were already two connected gabled houses, to which a third was soon added. Later, these three houses were visually combined into one building by a high display wall with seven towers. A richly decorated Gothic porch with a portico soon followed. From the roof of this portico, the "Burspraken", the regulations issued by the council, were once read out to the Rostock residents gathered in the market, while court sessions took place below. The town hall also served as a trading center for the citizens. Both floors were used for commercial purposes. At the foot of the town hall, on the entrance column, lies a snake. The first records of it date from the early 19th century. Its meaning has not yet been clearly established. As a symbol of wisdom, it could have helped the councillors in difficult situations, been a measure of eel for the fish trade on the New Market, or it served journeymen as proof that they had also been to Rostock on their travels. The snake was damaged or stolen several times over the years. In 1998, the artist Erhard John created the mythical creature out of bronze: a snake with an eel's tail. The new snake was presented to the city on its 780th anniversary and was named "Johannes". Stroke the snake Johannes on the head - that is supposed to bring good luck! https://www.ostsee.de/rostock/rathaus.php

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