Old City Hall, Renaissance town hall in Leipzig, Germany

Old City Hall is a long two-storey building with a steep roof and pale yellow walls, its facade marked by six gabled dormers on the market side and seven on the Naschmarkt side. An octagonal stair tower with a green copper cupola and clock stands beside the main portal, which is flanked by two Ionic columns carved with gaff heads. The ground level has pointed-arch arcades, and a biforium window on the south side dates to 1230.

This building was designed in 1556 by Hieronymus Lotter and served as the city's administrative center until 1905. It marked a turning point in Leipzig's growth and was long considered a symbol of municipal power.

The building now serves as a museum where visitors can learn how Leipzig developed through different periods. The rooms tell stories of the people who lived and worked in this city.

The building is located at the market square in the city center and is open to visitors as a museum. Plan time to explore the different exhibits and view the architecture both inside and outside.

The south side preserves a biforium window dated to 1230, reused from an earlier building, probably a tower house. A bend of about three degrees in the long facade, between the first and second dormer from the right, shows where separate houses were joined. The main portal is flanked by two Ionic columns with gaff heads said to depict the master builders.