Rathaus Quedlinburg, Quedlinburg

The Town Hall of the Old Town in Quedlinburg is an example of municipal architecture in central Saxony. This building connects: Gothic, late Renaissance, and neo -Baroque styles. It is one of the most important historic Quedlinburg secular buildings.

The first town hall was built here in 1310. In the 15th century it was rebuilt, in 1616-1619 the main entrance was decorated with a monumental portal preceded by stairs, which caused the building to receive a representative character. In 1901, the building was enlarged by an eastern neo -baroque wing to build a new ceremonial room.

It is located at the northern frontage of the Old Town Square. The oldest part is formed by a two -story building covered with a high gable roof enriched with dormers. The compact block of the building, built of the whole stone, has a two-storey tower in the south-east corner. It is decorated with a blind butter, characteristic of gothic facades. The portal is a flanked gate with monumental columns carrying the peak with sculptural decoration. It is created by a cartouche with the city's coat of arms, the figure of Type - the goddess of prosperity, and ornamental decoration characterizing the dusk of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque.

In front of the town hall, next to the corner tower, there is a monumental figure of Roland - the main character of the song about Roland - the historical Count of Breton marchia about which he mentioned in Vita Karoli Magnia Einhard. This late -Gothic work is dated 1427.