Kiel City Hall
Kieler Rathaus
The 106-meter tower modeled on Venice's St. Mark's Campanile is Kiel's landmark, with a small lake and opera house forming the city-center square.
Kiel City Hall was built between 1907 and 1911 in Art Nouveau and neoclassical styles. Its 106-meter clock tower is modeled on the Campanile of St. Mark's in Venice and is a landmark of the city skyline. Tower tours, with a viewing platform at about 67 meters, offer views over the city and the Kiel Fjord. They typically open on certain summer days, so check in advance. In front of the town hall, the small Kleiner Kiel lake and the opera house across the way form the city-center square, and a Christmas market is held here in winter. The exterior can be viewed at any time. It is in the city center, about 10 minutes' walk from Kiel Central Station.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; tower tours seasonal
Nearby sights
- St. Nikolai, Kiel
- Kiel Maritime Museum
- Zoological Museum of Kiel University
- Kunsthalle zu Kiel
- Kiellinie
- Botanical Garden of Kiel University
- Kiel Canal Holtenau Locks
- Open-Air Museum Molfsee