Lower Market Square, Cultural heritage square in Görlitz, Germany.

The Lower Market Square in Görlitz is a large open space at the city center surrounded by Renaissance-era buildings and lined with a row of historic structures running through its middle. The square is defined by the Old Town Hall, the Schönhof, and other notable buildings including the former Scales house that once served commercial functions.

Görlitz was first mentioned in 1071, when merchants settled around the Nikolai Church and along the Via Regia. Around 1200 the Lower Market Square was created and the Via Regia was routed through it; the Upper Market Square followed in 1250. The town hall has stood here since 1350 and is first documented in 1369. The tower's lower section dates from 1378 and was raised to about 60 metres between 1511 and 1516.

The square has served as the heart of Görlitz for centuries and remains a gathering place where locals and visitors move through its space daily. The Renaissance buildings surrounding it tell the story of a place that mattered deeply to merchants, officials, and ordinary people.

The square is easy to reach and offers numerous cafes, restaurants, and shops around its edges where visitors can rest and refresh. The area connects well to public transportation, and the space itself is flat and open, making it comfortable to walk through at any pace.

The clock faces on the Town Hall tower were installed in 1584 by Bartholomäus Scultetus, the city's mathematician and cartographer. Above them sits a lion, the heraldic animal of Bohemia, in a Gothic arch. The tower itself dates to 1378 at its lower cubic section and was raised to about 60 metres in the 16th century.