The Town Hall in Frankfurt (Oder)
The building of the town hall in Frankfurt (Oder), started in the year 1253 in north-German brick-gothic and is one of Germany's oldest and biggest town halls. It was then mainly as a two-storey store with council chamber and Gerichtslaube. The splendid south-gable was created in the 2nd half of the 14th century. The building. carries on the gable a golden floating herring on a fishing rod from the year 1454, as a symbol of the importance of medieval herring trade in the city of Frankfurt.
In the years 1607 to 1609 followed the rebuilding of the western annex in Renaissance style by the Italian master-builder Paglion. The building was heavily destroyed at the end of the 2nd World War. In the year 1949 a lottery with the name 'Save the Town Hall' was brought about to finance the necessary repairs at the house. The funds were available in 1950 thanks to the lottery and it was decided to reconstruct the building.
Today town administration and the gallery Junge Kunst are housed in the building. There is in addition a restaurant in the town hall cellar, where during the year different events take place. The cabaret "Die Oderhähne" also has a seat in the elaborate renovated town hall cellar.
It is fashionable to get married in the town hall. Traditionally, couples have photographs taken in front of the house's splendid south gable.
The building is and will stay one of Germany's most outstanding town halls.
Rathaus Frankfurt (Oder)
Marktplatz 1
15230 Frankfurt (Oder)