Rathaus Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Town hall in Wolfen, Germany
The Rathaus Bitterfeld-Wolfen is a large administrative building displaying clear architectural features from the 1930s. The structure shows typical design elements of that era and serves as the central hub for the municipal administration of the merged city.
Gebäude 041 was built between 1936 and 1938 as the administration and research building of the Agfa Wolfen film factory, following plans by architect Adolf Herberger. After 1945 it housed the research department and management of the later Fotochemisches Kombinat. It stood empty from the mid-1990s, was renovated from 2008 by the WBG Wolfen, and has served as Bitterfeld-Wolfen's town hall since early 2010.
The name Gebäude 041 comes from the numbering of the Agfa Wolfen film factory. The lecture hall reopened in 2010 is named after John Eggert, the research director who conceived the laboratory. A statue of a chemical worker on the lawn in front recalls the factory's history.
The building is located in the center of Bitterfeld-Wolfen and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors can view the exterior facade, though interior access is limited to administrative office hours.
Until 1990 a seven-metre red star stood on the roof of the building; it lit up when the plant fulfilled its production plan. Below the green space in front of the building, a air-raid shelter was reached directly from the basement. The statue of a chemical worker on that green space recalls the film factory's history.
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