Leipzig - Old Town Hall Altes Rathaus

The Markt in Leipzig, for many centuries the hub of the city's life, is dominated by the Old Town Hall, a Renaissance building erected by Burgomaster Hieronymus Lotter in 1556 but much altered in later centuries. The tower, with a Baroque crown, is placed asymmetrically over the main entrance. Above the entrance is a roofed balcony for public announcements and proclamations, where the town trumpeters, in traditional costume, emerge at weekends. The colonnades along the front were built in 1907, replacing the wooden shops and booths which formerly stood here.