Town hall, Salzburg, Town hall in the old town, Salzburg, Austria
The Town Hall of Salzburg is a four-story patrician house with a Rococo facade and a small tower topped by a hexagonal bell structure. Its best-known part is the two-aisle, five-bay columned hall with flat cross vaults on Tuscan columns and pilasters. A glass-roofed courtyard and open staircase connect Rudolfskai, Kranzlmarkt and Getreidegasse.
The city acquired the site and the 12th-century Keuzlturm from the Keuzl family in 1407. The building was expanded between 1510 and 1523, then completely rebuilt in 1616–18 under Mayor Kaspar Haan, giving it its present form. The Rococo facade followed in 1772–75, and the town hall remained the mayor's seat until 1947.
The building's name refers to its role as the seat of the mayor until 1947; the council chamber holds justice paintings by Paul Troger from 1749. The ground floor now houses shops, while upper floors serve municipal departments and gallery and exhibition spaces, and the city council meets on the second floor.
The 2011/12 renovation by architects Max Rieder and Erich Wagner created a barrier-free passage linking Rudolfskai, Kranzlmarkt and Getreidegasse, centred on a glass-roofed courtyard with an open staircase sculpture. The ground floor holds shops, the upper floors municipal departments, so entry is limited to public areas.
During the 2011/2012 renovation by architects Max Rieder and Erich Wagner, the oldest paving in Salzburg, dating from the 12th century, was uncovered in the basement. The project cost 3.6 million euros and also opened a passage linking Rudolfskai, Kranzlmarkt and Getreidegasse.
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