New Town Hall
Neues Rathaus
One of Germany's tallest town hall towers (114 m), a historicist building erected on the site of a medieval castle
The New Town Hall was completed in 1905 on the ruins of the medieval Pleißenburg castle. Its tower stands about 114.7 meters tall, making it one of the tallest town hall towers in Germany. The building is in the historicist style, and its grand staircase and great hall are free to visit on weekdays. The tower has a limited number of climb-up tickets on weekday around midday (you'll need to climb a flight of stairs; check the official schedule), and from the top you get views over the Old Town. It sits at the southwest corner of the Old Town, a 5-minute walk from St. Thomas Church.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri, approx. 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Bach Museum
- St. Thomas Church
- Auerbachs Keller
- Mädler Passage
- Contemporary History Forum
- Old Town Hall & Market Square
- Stasi Museum (Runde Ecke)
- Panorama Tower (City-Hochhaus)