Bremen - City Hall Rathaus
The Town Hall in Bremen is a brick-built Gothic structure (1405-10), with a sumptuous Renaissance facade added in 1609-12. On its east side is the New Town Hall (1912). The Old Town Hall has one of the most elegant banqueting and reception halls in Germany (40 m/130ft long, 13 m/43ft wide, 8 m/26ft high), with a large mural painting of the "Judgment of Solomon" (1537). This is the scene of the annual Schaffermahlzeit, a traditional meal for ship-owners and seamen.
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On the side facing the market is a richly carved spiral staircase.
Under the northwest tower can be seen a bronze group (by Gerhard Marcks, 1953) of the "Bremen Town Musicians" (a donkey, a dog, a cat and a cock who feature in an old folk tale).
Under the northwest tower can be seen a bronze group (by Gerhard Marcks, 1953) of the "Bremen Town Musicians" (a donkey, a dog, a cat and a cock who feature in an old folk tale).
Hours
January 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | |||||
| Open | 15:00 | 15:00 | |||||
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 |
April 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Open | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Related Attractions
Ratskeller
The Hauff Room is decorated with frescoes by Max Slevogt (1927) illustrating Wilhelm Hauff's "Fantasies in the Bremen Ratskeller" (1827).
