Neue Aula Tübingen, Assembly hall at University of Tübingen, Germany.
Neue Aula Tübingen is a three-storey neoclassical building with three wings, open at the rear toward Hölderlinstraße. It is built entirely of unplastered sandstone blocks, with a copper roof cornice and a fully symmetrical front. Above the main portal, supported by four Tuscan columns, the motto "Attempto!" appears in gold letters between the dates 1477 and 1932.
The Neue Aula was built from 1841 to 1846 to plans by Gottlob Georg Barth (1777–1848), commissioned by the University of Tübingen as a new centre with lecture halls and a large festival hall. It was inaugurated in 1845 while still unfinished. From 1928 to 1932 the north-west wing was added and the interiors extensively rebuilt; the law faculty now occupies the building.
The hall hosts academic ceremonies, lectures, and public events where students and visitors gather for important university occasions. It remains a central venue for the intellectual life of the institution.
The venue sits at the heart of the university campus and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors should check which events are open to the public, as some dates are reserved for university members only.
Above the second floor, the architrave bears the university motto "Attempto!" in gold capitals between the dates 1477 and 1932, framing the founding year and the year the northwest wing was completed. In the tympanum of the pediment sits a classical clock with Roman numerals, and the gable is crowned by a central and two corner acroteria.
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