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Stuttgart City Hall (German - Stuttgarter Rathaus) is the headquarters of the city government of the German city of Stuttgart, located on the Marktplatz. The Altes Rathaus (Old City Hall) was built in 1456 and replaced in 1905 with the Neues Rathaus (New City Hall), which was itself replaced with the current building on the site in 1956.
The present building has 220 offices and three meeting halls, the largest of which has seats for 520 people. It has a staff of about 270 people.[1]
The Hall can be reached via the 'Rathaus' stop on the VVS network. It is also served by various Stadbahn and Straßenbahnen lines. In its basement is the 'Ratskeller' restaurant.
Location and surroundings
[edit]The Marktplatz is immediately in front of the City Hall, with the Stiftskirche and the Old Castle nearby. The site of the former Old Town is towards the back of the building complex, which essentially forms a four-wing structure. Schulstraße connects Marktplatz with Königstraße; it was pedestrianised in 1953. The "Ratskeller" restaurant is located in the town hall's basement.
History
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Occupying the site of the current town hall were the "Old Town Hall" (built 1456–1899 in the German Renaissance style) and the "New Town Hall" (built 1905–1953, featuring elements of the German Renaissance and Flemish Gothic styles). This Historicist predecessor was built between 1899 and 1905 by architects Heinrich Jassoy and Johannes Vollmer, with sculptural ornamentation by sculptor Heinz Fritz, including 'Stuttgardia', an allegorical depiction of the city. The building burned down during 1944 air raids on Stuttgart during the Second World War, leaving only the outer walls standing. Although it would have been possible to rebuild it as it had been, it was decided to build a new City Hall instead, reflecting the low regard in which Historicist architecture was then held.
A competition for designs was held in 1950 and the present building constructed between 1953 and 1956, combining the designs of Hans Paul Schmohl and Paul Stohrer. The new structure incorporated parts of the two side wings of the previous building and - within the 61-metre-high new tower, acting almost as an inner shell - the tower from the previous building, although reduced in height. It contains a carrillon that plays at 11:05, 12:05, 14:35, 18:35 and 21:35 each day on thirty freely-suspended bells, drawing on a selection of seventy-one folks songs.[1][2]
The wing facing the Marktplatz was intended to be a deliberate statement of the International Style.[3][4][5][6] In 1968 'Stuttgardia' was put back in place at the corner of Hirschstraße and the Marktplatz. From 2002 to 2004 the building was renovated and brought up to date with the latest technical standards according to plans by Belz, Kucher und Partner, under the management of Walter Belz and at a total cost of 26 million Euros. Among other things this included replacing the limestone panel cladding on the façade.[7]
Paternoster lift
[edit]The foyer, the old building and the Marktplatz wing each have a Paternoster lift. These serve the four floors of the building. Unlike most of the other 231 paternosters surviving in Germany they are still in service and open to the public.[8]
They underwent an eight-week renovation in summer 2015 and were rededicated on 28 July 2015 with a public ceremony.[9] From October 2019 to January 2020 they were taken out of service following an accident to resolve liability issues.[10] Safety instructions have been improved since they were put back into operation, with security personnel monitoring their use during major events.[11]
Gallery
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The newly-built Council Chamber, 1957
Overall view from the west tower of the Stiftskirche
View from the Tagblatt-Turm of the back of the City Hall
The city's Christmas Market in front of the City Hall
Sculpture of Stuttgardia, an allegorical personifcation of the city
The destroyed city hall during the Second World War (1944)
The Neue Rathaus after its destruction in the Second World War (1952)
One of the Paternoster lifts (2019)
Bibliography (in German)
[edit]- Ludwig Krinn (Redaktion): Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Hochbauten 1994 – 2004. München 2004, p. 55–56.
- Bernhard Sterra: Marktplatz und Rathaus: Wiederaufbau nach 1945, in: Stadtarchiv Stuttgart: Digitales Stadtlexikon, published 15 December 2021.
External links
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- (in German) "Rathaus Stuttgart – Geschichte". stuttgart.de. Stadt Stuttgart, Abteilung Kommunikation. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
References (in German)
[edit]- 1 2 "Rathaus Stuttgart". Internetauftritt der Stadt Stuttgart. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ↑ Stadt Stuttgart (ed.), Glockenspiel auf dem Rathaus der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (PDF)
- ↑ Bernhard Sterra (15 December 2021). "Marktplatz und Rathaus: Wiederaufbau nach 1945". Stadtlexikon Stuttgart. Stadtarchiv Stuttgart. Retrieved 22 April 2022.; Kurzfilme über das kriegszerstörte Rathaus von ca. 1948 und das Richtfest 1956, Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg, Bestand Landespolizeidirektion Stuttgart II, EL 51/5_RO 70038/105
- ↑ Martin Wörner u. a.: Architekturführer Stuttgart, Berlin 3. Auflage 2006, p. 53
- ↑ Herbert Medek u. Wolfgang Mayer: Wiederaufbau Stuttgart. Würdigung durch den Paul-Bonatz-Preis 1959 - 1983, edited by the Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Stuttgart 2021, p. 18–21
- ↑ Judith Breuer: Stuttgart in Trümmern. Rolf Hirrlinger Fotos nach den Luftangriffen 1943 bis 1945. In Schwäbische Heimat 74, 2023, p. 37–38
- ↑ Martin Wörner u. a.: Architekturführer Stuttgart, 2006, p. 53
- ↑ Wolfgang Flemming (20 June 2018). "Liste laufender Paternoster, Version 3.4.0". flemming-hamburg.de. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ "Verwaltung feiert Wiederinbetriebnahme der Paternoster im Rathaus" (Pressemitteilung). Stadt Stuttgart. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ↑ Barbara Czimmer (22 October 2019). "Mann erleidet Bruch – Paternoster nach Unfall vorsorglich stillgelegt". Stuttgarter-Zeitung.de. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ↑ Christine Bilger (15 January 2020). "Rathaus Stuttgart: Am Paternoster steht bald Sicherheitspersonal". StN.de (Stuttgarter Nachrichten). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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