Hamburg Rathaus
Hamburger Rathaus
A grand neo-Renaissance town hall with more rooms than Buckingham Palace, seat of the Hamburg parliament and city government.
Hamburg's City Hall was built between 1886 and 1897. Its sandstone façade is decorated with statues of Holy Roman Emperors, and the 112-metre central tower overlooks Rathausmarkt. The building has 647 rooms, and both the Hamburg state parliament and the city government work here. Guided tours in German or English take you through the magnificent Great Banqueting Hall, the Imperial Hall and the Parliament Hall (about 45 minutes; tickets required; closed on days with parliamentary sessions). The inner courtyard's Ansgar Fountain commemorates the 1892 cholera epidemic. The town hall is connected to the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. The square in front extends to Jungfernstieg on the shore of the Binnenalster and the Alster Arcades, so it is easy to continue on foot. In December the square hosts a famous Christmas market. Nearest station: Rathaus, U-Bahn line U3.
Opening hours
Exterior viewable all day; guided tours several times daily (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Jungfernstieg & Alsterarkaden
- St. Nikolai Memorial
- St. Petri Church
- Alster Lakes
- Speicherstadt & Kontorhaus District
- Hamburg Dungeon
- Miniatur Wunderland
- HafenCity